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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

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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15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of PRIYANKA TATA ASKIITIAN
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 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

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priyanka tata

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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

(C) chloretone  

   (CH3)2-C-CCl3(OH)

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11 Years ago
CHLORETONE
 
Profile image of Dev Kumar
7 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
Profile image of Kushagra Madhukar
6 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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