Q. Ethyl ortho formate is formed by heating ………… with sodium ethoxide.
A) $CHCl_{3}$
B) $C_{2}H_{5}OH$
C) HCOOH
D) $CH_{3}CHO$
Explanation
(a)
$CHCl_{3}\ + \ 3C_{2}H_{5}ONa\ \rightarrow \ CH\left( OC_{2}H_{5} \right)_{3}\ + \ 3NaCl$
Ethy ortho formate
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