Question

Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction of

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

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

nitric acid on chloroform

Answer 2

Chloroform on reaction with nitric acid give chloropicrin (nitro chloroform) according to following reaction $CHCl_3 + HNO_3 \to \underset{\text{Nitro chloroform (chloropicrin)}}{C(NO_2)Cl_3} + H_2O$