NEET2004Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction
Options
- Asteam on carbon tetrachloride
- Bnitric acid on chlorobenzene
- Cchlorine on picric acid
- Dnitric acid on chloroform
Correct answer
D. nitric acid on chloroform
Step-by-step solution
Chloropicrin is prepared by heating chloroform with concentrated nitric acid. CHCl ₃+ HONO ₂ CNO ₂⁻ Cl ₃+ H ₂ O chloropicrin Related Theory Chloropicrin (Trichlara(nitro)methane) is also prepared by the reaction of nitromethane with sodium hypochlorite.