2. How does chloroform reacts with acetone in the presence of potassium hydroxide?
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Chloroform combines with acetone in the presence of potassium hydroxide to give chloretone, which is used as a sleep producing (hypnotic) drug. ...
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CH3−CO−CH3+CHCl3−>(CH3)2−COH(CCl3)
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When acetone reacts with chloroform, chloretone is formed as a product of the reaction
CH3−CO−CH3+CHCl3−>(CH3)2−COH(CCl3)
The anions of the reactants CH3CO- and CCl3- form bonds with cations H+ and CH3+ respectively, as a result forming chloretone.
Chloretone is a hypnotic drug having anaesthetic and antibacterial properties.
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