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nitric acid on chloroform.

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The correct option is D
nitric acid on chloroform.

When chloroform is treated with concentrated nitric acid, its hydrogen is replaced by nitro group.
$C H C l_{3} + H O N O_{2} \to C N O_{2} C l_{3} c h l o r o p i c r i n + H_{2} O$

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