JEE Main Chemistry question

Chloroform is slowly oxidised by air in the presence of light to form

(A)Formyl chloride
(B)Trichloromethanol
(C)PhosgeneCorrect
(D)Formaldehyde

Answer: (C)

Solution

In the presence of light and air, chloroform undergoes slow aerial oxidation to the highly toxic gas carbonyl chloride (phosgene), with liberation of HCl: $ +

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Question ID VK-148112