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15) Acetone reacts with chloroform in presence of caustic soda (NaOH) to give (A) Acetyl chloride (B) Ethyl chloride (C) Chloretone (D) Chloral Gimme the ans with the apt explaination...hurry aieee-2011 approaching hurry...plz......

15) Acetone reacts with chloroform in presence of caustic soda (NaOH) to give



(A) Acetyl chloride

(B) Ethyl chloride

(C) Chloretone

(D) Chloral


Gimme the ans with the apt explaination...hurry aieee-2011 approaching hurry...plz......

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5 Answers

PRIYANKA TATA ASKIITIAN
78 Points
13 years ago

Chloroform combines with acetone in the presence of potassium hydroxide to give chloretone, which is used as a sleep producing (hypnotic) drug.

the reaction is represented as follows..

 

1783_14134_chloretone-hynotic-drug-formation.gif

plz approve..

priyanka tata

Gurwinder Kaur
65 Points
13 years ago

(C) chloretone  

   (CH3)2-C-CCl3(OH)

  ...is the true answer....

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ANUSKA
12 Points
9 years ago
CHLORETONE
 
Dev Kumar
37 Points
4 years ago
Chloroetone (sleep including drug) is formed on reacting acetone with chloro form in presence of KOH.
O of acetone has lone pair so carbon of chloroform will attack at C of C=O, π bond breaks, negative charge on O, H will attack at O-  and form OH and CCl3  will attack C to form chloroetone
Kushagra Madhukar
askIITians Faculty 628 Points
3 years ago
Dear student,
Please find the attached answer to your question below.
Chloroform combines with acetone in the presence of potassium hydroxide to give chloretone, which is used as a sleep
producing (hypnotic) drug.
The reaction is represented as follows..
1783_14134_chloretone-hynotic-drug-formation.gif
 
Thanks and regards,
Kushagra
 

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