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What reaction takes place when bleaching powder is distilled with alcohol?

What reaction takes place when bleaching powder is distilled with alcohol?

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Adarsh
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6 years ago
When bleaching power is treated with alcohol it forms chloroformThe reaction occurs as the bleaching powder reacts with water giving chlorine and calcium hydroxide as:laboratory method of chloroform preparation The reaction proceeds in two steps:First step is the oxidation of ethyl alcohol to give acetaldehyde.First step is the oxidation of ethyl alcohol in haloform reactionSecond is chlorination of acetaldehyde to form chloral (trichloroethanal)formation of chloral in haloform reaction

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