What will be the main product when acetylene reacts with hypochlorous acid?

Trichloro acetaldehyde

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Acetaldehyde

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Dichloro acetaldehyde

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Chloro acetaldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is D Dichloro acetaldehyde
Dichloro acetaldehyde will be the main product when acetylene reacts with hypochlorous acid.
$H C \equiv C H + 2 H O C l \to H C C l_{2} - C (O H)_{2} H - H_{2} O - --- \to H C C l_{2} - C H O$

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