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Nitromethane reacts with chlorine in the presence of a base to give:
Q. Nitromethane reacts with chlorine in the presence of a base to give:
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A
chloroform
B
chloropicrin
C
nitrosyi chloride
D
chloromethane
Solution:
Nitromethane reacts with chlorine in the presence of base to give trichloronitromethane which is also known as chloropicrin.
nitromethane
C
H
3
N
O
2
+
3
C
l
2
+
3
N
a
O
H
→
chloropicrin
C
l
3
C
.
N
O
2
+
3
N
a
Cl
+
3
H
2
O