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Question
Explain the preparation of the following compound.
Chloropicrin
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Solution
Chloroform reacts with nitric acid to form chloropicrin. (Trichloro nitromethane)
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Chloroform}}{CHCl3 +} HNO3 ->[\Delta] \underset{\text{Chloropicrin}}{CCl3NO2 +} H2O}\]
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