MolSynapse
question bank
All chapters
NEET
JEE
Practice
MolSynapse
/
Question bank
/
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
/
Polyhalogen compounds
JEE Main level
Single correct option
Difficulty 2 of 3
hx135
Chloretone, a hypnotic, is obtained when acetone reacts with chloroform in the presence of solid
KOH
. Its structure is
A
(
CH
X
3
)
X
2
C
(
OH
)
−
CCl
X
3
, 1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol
B
(
CH
X
3
)
X
2
CH
−
CCl
X
3
C
CH
X
3
CH
(
OH
)
CCl
X
3
, 2,2,2-trichloroethanol-derived secondary alcohol
D
CH
X
3
COCCl
X
3
, 1,1,1-trichloropropan-2-one
Answer: A
Base removes the proton of
CHCl
X
3
; the
CCl
X
3
X
−
anion adds to the carbonyl carbon of acetone, and protonation gives the tertiary alcohol
(
CH
X
3
)
X
2
C
(
OH
)
CCl
X
3
, which is chloretone.
Practice Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
More on Polyhalogen compounds
Previous question
Next question
More questions on Polyhalogen compounds
DDT is prepared by heating chlorobenzene with
NEET level
Which of the following does NOT give the iodoform test with I2 and aqueous NaOH?
JEE Main level
In the Reimer-Tiemann reaction, phenol is heated with chloroform and aqueous NaOH to give salicylaldehyde. The electrophile that attacks the...
JEE Main level
Chlorofluorocarbons cause depletion of stratospheric ozone mainly because ultraviolet radiation breaks CF2Cl2 to release
JEE Main level
The Freon with the number 113 has the molecular formula
JEE Main level
Tetrachloroethene, Cl2C=CCl2, is mainly used as
JEE Main level