Acetophenone is treated with I2 and excess NaOH, and the mixture is then acidified with H3O+. The products are

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Acetophenone is treated with $I X_{2}$ and excess $NaOH$ , and the mixture is then acidified with $H X_{3} O X^{+}$ . The products are

The methyl ketone undergoes the haloform reaction: the

CH X_{3}

is tri-iodinated, the

- CI X_{3}

group is displaced by hydroxide, giving the benzoate and iodoform. Acidification liberates benzoic acid;

CHI X_{3}

is the yellow precipitate.