Q.

CaOCl2+H2OCa(OH)2+X

X+CH3CHOY

Y+Ca(OH)2CHCl3

What is 'Y' in the above chemical reaction?

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a

CH3CH(OH)2

b

CH2Cl2

c

CCl3CHO

d

CCl3COCH3

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Given data : It is given to identify the Y.

Explanation
CaOCl+H2OCa(OH)2+ Cl2X
Ethanol is converted to aldehyde, which when combined with Cl2, produces CCl3CHO.

CH3CH2OH+[O]CH3CHO CH3CHO+3Cl2CCl3CHOY+3HClCa(OH)2+CCl3CHOCa(HCOO)2+CHCl3

from the above reaction

X=Cl2 and Y=CCl3CHO

Hence, the correct option  (C). CCl3CHO.

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