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Chlorobenzne reacts with trichloro acetaldehyde in the presence of $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$.


The major product formed is:
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Chloral on reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of a catalytic amount of sulphuric acid forms DDT (dichlorodiphenyl Trichloro ethane).

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