What product is obtained when chloroform reacts with oxygen in presence of light ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Phosgene gas
Chloroform is slowly oxidised by the oxygen of air in the presence of light to carbonyl chloride (phosgene), an extremely poisonous gas:
\( \displaystyle \ce{2CHCl3 + O2} \xrightarrow{\text{light}} \ce{2COCl2 + 2HCl} \)
NCERT (2026-27 edition):
Trichloromethane (Chloroform)
