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What happens when acetophenone reacts with sodium hypochlorite? |
Sodium benzoate + iodoform Sodium benzoate + chloroform Sodium benzoate + bromoform None of the above |
Sodium benzoate + chloroform |
The correct answer is option 2. Sodium benzoate + chloroform. When acetophenone reacts with sodium hypochlorite, it undergoes a haloform reaction. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) provides the halogen (chlorine in this case) needed for this reaction. In the haloform reaction, a methyl ketone (a compound with the structure \(R-CO-CH_3\)) reacts with a halogen (chlorine in this case) and a base to produce a carboxylate ion and a haloform (in this case, chloroform). |