Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - Result Question 54
####54. Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction of
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(a) steam on carbon tetrachloride
(b) nitric acid on chlorobenzene
(c) chlorine on picric acid
(d) nitric acid on chloroform
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Solution:
- (d) Chloropicrin is nitrochloroform. It is obtained by the nitration of chloroform with $HNO_3$.
Chloropicrin is poisonous and used as an insecticide and a war gas.
