Which is the major product formed when acetone is heated with iodine and potassium hydroxide?

Iodoacetone

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Acetic acid

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Iodoform

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Acetophenone

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Solution

The correct option is C Iodoform
The major product formed when acetone is heated with iodine and potassium hydroxide is iodoform. This comes under haloform reaction which is a test for aldehydes and ketones. Iodoform is yellow in colour.
$C H_{3} C O C H_{3} + I_{2} + K O H \to C H I_{3} + C H_{3} C O O K + H I + H_{2} O$

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