Question

Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction of

• A. steam on carbon tetrachloride
• B. nitric acid on chlorobenzene
• C. chlorine on picric acid
• D. nitric acid on chloroform

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

nitric acid on chloroform

Answer 2

Chloroform on reaction with nitric acid gives chloropicrin (nitro chloroform) according to following reaction:
$CHCl_3+HNO_3 \longrightarrow C(NO_2)Cl_3+H_2O$
\hspace40mm _{ \, \, \, \, \, \, (chloropicrin)}^{Nitro\, chloroform}