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Ethanal is treated with excess $NaOCl$ in aqueous $NaOH$ . The products are

A $CCl X_{4}$ and $HCOONa$
B $CHCl X_{3}$ and $HCOONa$
C $CHCl X_{3}$ and $CH X_{3} COONa$
D $CH X_{3} Cl$ and $HCOONa$

Answer: B

Ethanal is trichlorinated at the alpha carbon to

CCl X_{3} CHO

. Hydroxide attacks the carbonyl carbon and expels

CCl X_{3} X^{-}

, giving

CHCl X_{3}

and sodium methanoate,

HCOONa

.

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