What is the product obtained when chlorine reacts with ethyl alcohol i

1.	What is the product obtained when chlorine reacts with ethyl alcohol in the presence of NaoH?
Answer» `CH_(3)Cl` `C_(2)H_(2)Cl` `C Cl_(3).CHO` `CHCl_(3)` Solution :When chlorine reacts with ethyl alcohol in the presence of `NaOH`, chloroform is obtained as a final product. `UNDERSET("Ethanol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH)+Cl_(2)overset("Oxidation")rarrunderset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_(3)CHO+2HCl)` `CH_(3)CHO+3Cl_(2)overset("CHLORINATION")rarr underset("CHLORAL")(C Cl_(3)CHO+3HCl)` `C Cl_(3)CHO+NaOH overset("Hydrolysis")rarr underset("Chloroform")(CHCl_(3))+underset("Sod. formate".)(HCOONA)`

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