Chemistry

The chloro-flouro derivatives of methane & ethane are known as “C.F.C”. They are commercially known as “Freons”. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) is an organic compound that contains…

The average temperature of earth is 150C. CFCs Increase the earth’s temperature by Greenhouse effect-as it destroys the ozone layer. One Cl atom in CFC…

Uses of halogeno-derivatives of Alkanes: The compounds formed by the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of alkanes by halogen atoms are called halogen…

Preparation of Carbon Tetra Chloride or Pyrene Preparation: Commercially, Carbon Tetra Chloride is prepared by chlorination of chlorine. Carbon tetra chloride can be prepared from…

Preservation of Chloroform: It is the presence of phosgene gas in long stored chloroform, which makes it toxic to be used as anaesthetic. The spontaneous…

Test of Purity of Chloroform: Chloroform has transparent and colorless, neutral to test paper, non-irritating when inhaled, and should evaporate entirely, leaving no residue or…

Laboratory Preparation of Chloroform from acetone: CHCl3 can be prepared in the laboratory by reaction of bleaching powder with ethanol or acetone. In this reaction,…

Chloroform is a colorless, volatile, liquid derivative of trichloromethane with an ether-like odor. Formerly used as an inhaled anesthetic during the surgery, the primary use…

Reimer-Tiemann reaction: In presence of NaOH, Chloroform reacts with phenol at 60°-70°C to produce salicylaldehyde, this reaction is known as Reimer- Tiemann reaction. The mechanism…

Chloroform (Formula: CHCl3) is a colorless, explosive, liquid plagiaristic of trichloromethane with an ether-like odor. It is a sweet smelling liquid having freezing point -63°C and…