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Temperature plays a vital role in the manufacture of DDT.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was addressed to me in a job interview.Origin of the question is Synthetic Organic Chemical topic in section Synthetic Organic Chemical Industries of Chemical Technology

Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) True

The explanation is: Temperature must be carefully CONTROLLED to PREVENT sulfonation of the monochlorobenzene by the acid catalyst which is excessive at higher temperature. So, temperature plays a MAJOR role in manufacture of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.


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