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What do we get when Ethyl alcohol is chlorinated?(a) Alkyl(b) Hemiacetal(c) Azo(d) OximeThis question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.My query is from Halogenation in division Halogenation of Unit Processes

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Right option is (b) Hemiacetal

For explanation I would SAY: Ethyl ALCOHOL either absolute or containing water is CHLORINATED to form the hemiacetal of TRICHLOROACETALDEHYDE from which chloral is liberated by treatment with concentrated sulfuric acid.



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