JEE Main Chemistry question

The industrial preparation of chloroform employs acetone and:

(A)Sodium chloride
(B)Chlorine gas
(C)Calcium hypochlorite (bleaching powder)Correct
(D)Phosgene

Answer: (C)

Solution

Industrially, chloroform is prepared by the action of bleaching powder (calcium hypochlorite, a source of chlorine and base) on acetone; the acetone is chlorinated and then undergoes haloform

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Question ID VK-148220