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Q. Prolonged exposure of chloroform in humans may cause damage to liver. It is due to the formation of the following compound

KCETKCET 2020Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

When chloroform is oxidised, it forms phosgene which is poisonous.

$CHCl _{3} \ce{->[(o)]}COCl _{2}+ HCl$