CH3−O||C−CH3 X2,OH−−−−−−→ CH3−O||C−CH3
→X3C−O||C−CX3
The trihaloketone also undergoes hydrolysis in present of OH forming
CH3−O||C−CH3 OH−−−−→ CH3−O||C−O−−CHX3
Halogen reaction can be used for preparing -COOH from methyl ketones, which halogen is best suited for this purpose?