JEE Main Chemistry question

Chloretone, used as a drug, is prepared by the reaction of acetone with:

(A)Chlorine
(B)Ethyl chloride
(C)ChloroformCorrect
(D)Ethylene dichloride

Answer: (C)

Solution

Chloretone (1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol) is prepared by the base-catalysed nucleophilic addition of the trichloromethyl carbanion (generated from

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