Question

Allyl cholride can be distinguished from Vinyl chloride by NaOH and silver
nitrate test. Comment.

Answer 1

With agno3 allyl chloride will form white ppt whereas there will be no reaction with vinyl chloride becoz it is stabalised by resonance

Answer 2

Hey dear,

● Answer -
- Allyl cloride reacts with alcohilic silver nitrate to give allyl nitrate and white precipitate of AgCl.
CH2=CH-CH2-Cl + alc.AgNO3 --> CH2=CH-CH-NO2 + AgCl
- In vinyl chloride (CH2=CH-Cl), it stabilize because of partial double bond by resonance.
- Therefore, vinyl chloride can't be distinguished with alc. silver nitrate.

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