Trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl3CHO reacts with chlorobenzene in presence of sulphuric acid and produces
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Answer
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Solution
As per NCERT, DDT (p,p′-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is prepared by heating chloral with chlorobenzene in the presence of conc. H2SO4.
CCl3CHO + 2C6H5Cl conc. H2SO4 (p-ClC6H4)2CH-CCl3 + H2O
The C=O carbon of chloral becomes the central CH carbon, joined to two p-chlorophenyl groups and the CCl3 group.
Answer: (3)