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What happened when ethyl alcohol is heated bleaching powder?

What happened when ethyl alcohol is heated bleaching powder?

Grade:12th pass

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utkarsh
11 Points
6 years ago
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) or propanone (acetone) when treated with bleaching powder gives chloroform. This reaction is known as haloform reaction. The reaction occurs as the bleaching powder reacts with water giving chlorine and calcium hydroxide as: ... First step is the oxidation of ethyl alcohol to give acetaldehyde.

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