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Q. Chloroform on reduction with zinc and $ HCl $ forms

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2005

Solution:

Chloroform on reduction with $Z n / H C l$ gives methyl chloride
$CHCl _{3}+4 H \xrightarrow{ Zn / HCl } CH _{3} Cl +2 HCl$