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How do you obtain chloroform from nitromethane?​

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Answer:

Is it the nitric acid reaction

Step-by-step explanation:

Today, chloropicrin is manufactured by the reaction of nitromethane with sodium hypochlorite: H3CNO2 + 3 NaOCl → Cl3CNO2 + 3 NaOH. or by the reaction of chloroform with nitric acid: CHCl3 + HNO3 → CCl3NO2 + H2O.

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