Explain the following reactions of chloroform:
(i) Effect of air and sunlight, (ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

Open in App

Solution

(i) Effect of Air and Sunlight: Chloroform oxidizes in presence of sunlight and air and forms a poisonous gas, phosgene (carbonyl chloride).
$2 C H {C l}_{3} + O_{2} a i r a n d s u n l i g h t - ------------ \to 2 C O {C l}_{2} + 2 H C l$
Phosgene
(ii) Reimer-Tiemann Reaction: On heating chloroform with concentrated alkali and phenol at $60 - 70^{o} C$ , $o$ -hydroxy benzaldehyde (salicylaldehyde) is formed.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Explain the following with an example.

(i) Kolbe’s reaction.

(ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

(iii) Williamson ether synthesis.

(iv) Unsymmetrical ether.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program