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What is the product obtained when chlorine reacts with ethyl alcohol in the presence of NaOH

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`CH_(3)Cl`
`C_(2)H_(5)Cl`
`"CC"l_(3)CHO`
`CHCl_(3)`

SOLUTION :When chlorine reacts with ethyl alcohol in the presence of NaOH, chloroform is obtained as a final product.
`CH_(3)CH_(2)OH + Cl_(2) overset("Oxidation")to underset("ACETALDEHYDE")(CH_(3)CHO)+2HCl`
`CH_(3)CHO+3Cl_(2) overset("Chlorination") to underset("Chloral")("CC"l_(3)CHO)+3HCL`
`"CC"l_(3)CHO + NaOH overset("Hydrolysis")to underset("Chloroform")(CHCl_(3))+ HCOONa`


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