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Q. Chloroform reacts with conc. $ HNO_3 $ to give

Rajasthan PMTRajasthan PMT 2003Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

$\underset{\text { chloroform }}{ CHCl _{3}}+ HNO _{3} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{chloropicrin}}{ CCl _{3} NO _{2}}$
Thus chloroform reacts with con. $HNO _{3}$ to produce $CCl _{3} \cdot NO _{2}$.