Ethylidene dichloride is obtained by the reaction of excess of HCl with

Question

Ethylidene dichloride is obtained by the reaction of excess of HCl with (A) ethylene (B) acetylene (C) propene (D) methane

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underset textacetyleneCH ≡ CH+HCl → underset textvinyl chlorideCH 2= CHCl ->[HCl] underset textethylidene dichlorideCH3CHCl2 [Alkenes due to presence of only 1° of unsaturation, form only monochloro derivative.]

Q. Ethylidene dichloride is obtained by the reaction of excess of $H Cl$ with

ethylene

acetylene

propene

methane

$acetylene C H \equiv C H + H Cl \to vinyl chloride C H_{2} = C H Cl HCl ethylidene dichloride C H_{3} C H C l_{2}$

[Alkenes due to presence of only $1^{\circ}$ of unsaturation, form only monochloro derivative.]

Q. Ethylidene dichloride is obtained by the reaction of excess of HCl with