Question

what reaction when bleaching powder is distilled with alcohol

Answer 1

There are three reactions. Hope it will help.

Answer 2

Hey dear,

● Answer -
Chloroform is formed.

● Explaination -
When bleaching powder is distilled with alcohol, chloroform is produced.
The reaction takes place in several steps -

# Step I -
CaOCl2 reacts with water to form Ca(OH)2.
CaOCl2 + H2O --> Ca(OH)2 + Cl2

# Step II -
Ethanol gets oxidized to aldehyde which on treatment with Cl2 gives Cl3CCHO.
CH3CH2OH + [O] --> CH3CHO
CH3CHO + 3Cl2 --> Cl3CCHO + 3HCl

# Step III -
Ca(OH)2 reacts with Cl3CCHO to form chloroform.
Ca(OH)2 + Cl3CCHO --> Ca(HCOO)2 + CHCl3

Hope this helped...