JEE Main Chemistry question
On heating with aqueous alkali, chloroform yields:
Answer: (B)
Solution
Hot aqueous NaOH hydrolyzes chloroform via a dichlorocarbene intermediate to sodium formate, which on acidification gives formic acid.
On heating with aqueous alkali, chloroform yields:
Hot aqueous NaOH hydrolyzes chloroform via a dichlorocarbene intermediate to sodium formate, which on acidification gives formic acid.