Q. Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction of
A) Steam on carbon tetrachloride
B) Nitric acid on chlorobenzene
C) Chlorine on picric acid
D) Nitric acid on chloroform
Explanation
(d)
Chloroform on reaction with nitric acid give chloropicrin (nitro chloroform) according to following reaction
$CHCl_{3}\ + \ HNO_{3}\ \ \rightarrow \ \ C\left( NO_{2} \right)Cl_{3}\ \ + \ \ H_{2}O$
nitrochloroform
(chloropicrin)
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