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Ethyl orthoformate is formed by heating ...... with sodium ethoxide.
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Q. Ethyl orthoformate is formed by heating ...... with sodium ethoxide.
EAMCET
EAMCET 2003
A
$ CHCl{{3}_{{}}} $
B
$ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH $
C
$ HCOOH $
D
$ C{{H}_{3}}CHO $
Solution:
Chloroform on reaction with sodium ethoxide gives ethyl ortho formate $ [CH{{(O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}})}_{3}}]. $ $ CHC{{l}_{3}}+3{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\text{Ethyl}\,\text{ortho}\,\text{formate}}{\mathop{CH{{(O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}})}_{3}}}}\,+3NaCl $