Phenyl methyl ketone, C6H5COCH3, is heated with NaOH and I2 and the mixture is then acidified. The products are

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Phenyl methyl ketone, $C X_{6} H X_{5} COCH X_{3}$ , is heated with $NaOH$ and $I X_{2}$ and the mixture is then acidified. The products are

C X_{6} H X_{5} COCH X_{3}

is a methyl ketone, so the haloform reaction occurs. The

CH X_{3}

becomes

CHI X_{3}

and the carbonyl carbon with the phenyl group becomes

C X_{6} H X_{5} COO X^{-}

, which gives benzoic acid on acidification.