Question

The product formed on reaction of ethyl alcohol with bleaching powder is.

• A. $CHCl_{3}$
• B. $CCl_{3}CHO$
• C. $CH_{3}COCH_{3}$
• D. $CH_{3}CHO$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$CHCl_{3}$

Answer 2

$CaOCl_{2} + H_{2}O \rightarrow Ca(OH)_{2} + Cl_{2}$

$CH_{3}CH_{2}OH + Cl_{2} \rightarrow CH_{3}CHO + HClCH_{3}CHO + Cl_{2}\overset{\quad Ca(OH)_{2}\quad}{\rightarrow}CHCl_{3} + (CH_{3}COO)_{2}Ca$