Alkyl Halides - Result Question 66

####67. Chloroform is stored in dark coloured bottles. Explain in not more than two sentences.

(1980,1M)

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Solution:

  1. Chloroform in presence of air and sunlight, oxidises slowly to form a highly poisonous compound called phosgene

2CHCl3+O2hν2COCl2 (Phosgene) +2HCl

To prevent the above oxidation reaction, chloroform is kept in dark bottles.



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