Q. Which of the following compounds gives trichloromethane on distilling with bleaching powder?

A) Methanal
B) Phenol
C) Ethanol
D) Methanol
Explanation

(c)
Ethanol on reaction with bleaching powder, gives chloroform (trichloromethane).
$CaOCl_{2}\ + \ H_{2}O\ \rightarrow \ Ca(OH)_{2}\ + \ Cl_{2}$
$C_{2}H_{5}OH\ + \ Cl_{2}\ \rightarrow \ CH_{3}CHO\ + \ 2HCl$
$CH_{3}CHO\ + \ 3Cl_{2}\ \rightarrow \ CCl_{3}\ .\ CHO\ + \ 3HCl$
$2CCl_{3}\ .\ CHO\ + \ Ca(OH)_{2}\overset{Chloral\ \ \ }{\rightarrow}\ 2{CHCl}_{3} + (HCOO)_{2}Ca$
chloroform

Dr. Abubacker
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