A compound A has a molecular formula C2 Cl3 OH . It reduces Fehling's solution and on oxidation, gives a monocarboxylic acid B. A can be obtained by the action of chlorine on ethyl alcohol. A

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A compound A has a molecular formula C2 Cl3 OH . It reduces Fehling's solution and on oxidation, gives a monocarboxylic acid B. A can be obtained by the action of chlorine on ethyl alcohol. A (A) chloroform (B) chloral (C) methyl chloride (D) monochloro acetic acid

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Molecular formula of A= C 2 Cl 3 OH As (A) reduces Fehling's solution and on oxidation gives a monocarboxylic acid (B). It means (A) must be an aldehyde. CCl3 underset(A)CHO This is further confirmed by the reaction C2H5OH+Cl2 xrightarrow[ textoxidation][o] CH3CHO xrightarrow[ textchorination] Cl2CCl3CHO A= Chloral [CCl3 CHO]

Q. A compound A has a molecular formula C2​Cl3​OH . It reduces Fehling's solution and on oxidation, gives a monocarboxylic acid B. A can be obtained by the action of chlorine on ethyl alcohol. A

chloroform

chloral

methyl chloride

monochloro acetic acid

Q. A compound $A$ has a molecular formula $C_{2} C l_{3} O H$ . It reduces Fehling's solution and on oxidation, gives a monocarboxylic acid $B$ . $A$ can be obtained by the action of chlorine on ethyl alcohol. $A$