Question

Which of the following is obtained when chloral is boiled with NaOH.

• A. $CH_{3}Cl$
• B. $CHCl_{3}$
• C. $CCl_{4}$
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$CHCl_{3}$

Answer 2

$\underset{\text{Chlorol}}{CCl_{3}CHO} + NaOH\overset{\quad\text{Boil}\quad}{\rightarrow}\underset{\text{Chloroform}}{CHCl_{3} +}HCOONa$