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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

When chloral is warmed with NaOH, whicb is formed? (a) chloroform (b) ethylene (c) acetaldehyde (d) None of these

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of utpal raj
9 Years ago
hiii deepak 
when chloral is warmed with NAOH , then it form chloroform and sodium formate
the corresponding reaction is 
Cl3CCHO + NaOH---------> Cl3CH + HCOONa
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