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Question
Convert methane into chloroform.
Solution
Methane reacts with chlorine in diffused sun light or at 600K to form substitution product.
Chloromethane:
CH4 + Cl2 → CH3Cl + HCl
Dichloromethane:
CH3Cl + Cl2 → CH2Cl2 + HCl
trichloromethane:
CH2Cl2 + Cl2 → CHCl3 + HCl
Chloroform:
CHCl3 + Cl2 → CCl4 + HCl
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