JEE Main Chemistry question

Trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral, CCl₃CHO) reacts with chlorobenzene in the presence of conc. H₂SO₄ to produce

Answer: (A)

Solution

This is the classical synthesis of DDT: chloral condenses with two equivalents of chlorobenzene under acid catalysis (an

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Question ID VK-140054