Question

Hydrolysis of trichloromethane with aqueous KOH gives?

• A. acetic acid
• B. methanol
• C. formic acid
• D. ethanol

Answer 1

The correct option is C formic acid

Hydrolysis of trichloromethane with aqueous $KOH$-

$CH{Cl}_3\underset{-3HCl}{\overset{Aq.KOH}{\to }}CH{\left(OH\right)}_3\underset{-H_{2}O}{\overset{}{\to }}\underset{\left(\text{formic acid}\right)}{HCOOH}$

Hence the hydrolysis of trichloromethane with aqueous $KOH$ gives formic acid $\left(HCOOH\right)$.