Chloroform is the presence of light slowly oxidised by air to form

Chloroform is the presence of light slowly oxidised by air to form

  2. $\mathrm{HC}(\mathrm{OH})_3$

  4. $\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{OH}$

Solution

Chloroform $\left(\mathrm{CHCl}_3\right)$ in the presence of light gets slowly oxidised by air to form phosgene gas $\left(\mathrm{COCl}_2\right)$. The reaction involve is as follows

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (08 Jul Shift 2)

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