Nitromethane is subjected to treatment with chlorine in the presence of sodium hydroxide, the main product is:

monochloronitromethane

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trichloromethane

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chloropicrin

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C chloropicrin
$H_{3} C - N O_{2} C l_{2} + N a O H ⟶ C l_{3} C - N O_{2} Chloropicrin (teargas)$

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