Industrial production of chloroform requires acetone and_____________________?
Correct answer: B. Calcium hypochlorite
- A. Phosgene
- B. Calcium hypochlorite
- C. Chlorine
- D. Ammonium chloride
Explanation
Chloroform is produced from acetone by chlorination with bleaching powder, whose active component is calcium hypochlorite. This is the haloform reaction carried out on an industrial scale.
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