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Question
What happens when chloroform is heated with silver powder?
Very Short Answer
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Solution
When chloroform is heated with silver powder, it undergoes dehalogenation to give acetylene.
\[\ce{\underset{chloroform}{2CHCl3} + 6Ag -> \underset{(acetylene)}{\underset{Ethyene}{CH≡CH}} + 6AgCl}\]
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Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - REVIEW EXERCISES [Page 593]
