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α- chlorosodium acetate on boiling with aqueous sodium nitrite gives
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Options:
  • A Nitromethane
  • B α- chloronitromethane
  • C nitroethane
  • D Acetyl chloride
Solution:
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The correct answer is: α- chloronitromethane
α- Chlorosodium acetate on boiling with aqueous sodium nitrite gives nitromethane. The reaction can be written as:

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