Question

Chloroform on reduction with zinc and $HCl$ forms

• A. Formic acid
• B. Chloropicrin
• C. Methyl chloride
• D. Phosgene

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Chloroform on reduction with $Zn/HCl$ gives methyl chloride
$CHC{l}_3+4H\stackrel{Zn/HCl}{\to }C{H}_{3}Cl+2HCl$