Macro Vision

V ision Udaan Academy

Class : XII: (All) DPP –1 (Haloform Rxn .) Sub: Chemistry

Haloform Reaction
The haloform reaction is a chemical reaction where a haloform (CHX3, where X is a halogen) is
produced by the exhaustive halogenation of a methyl ketone in the presence of a base. The reaction can
be used to transform acetyl groups into carboxyl groups or to produce haloform.

Exercise
1. Which of the following compound will give Haloform Reaction?

2. Which of the following compound give the yellow ppt. with I2/NaOH?

1
3. A compound with molecular formula C4H8O give the yellow ppt. with I2 /NaOH but does not give
Fehling Solution Test. Compound will be:

4. Major product A and B is:

5. The product is :

6. Product B and C is

2
7. Which of the following compound does not give ppt. with I2/NaOH?

8. A compound with molecular formula C5H10O, give the reaction with HCN, and give the yellow ppt. with
I2/NaciH, but doesn’t give positive silver mirror Test-Compound will be:

9. Identify final product ‘z’

10. ‘Z’ will be:

3
11. Identify final product ‘A’

12. ‘S’will be:

13. What is the product?

4
14. Which of the following yield yellow precipitate on reaction with I2 and NaOH?

15. Which of the following are correct for reaction?

16. Which of the following will yield iodoform on reaction with I2 + NaOH

17. Which of the following is correct comparison of rate of haloform reaction with various halogens?

5
18. Consider the following reactions

Which of the following is correct comparison of the rate of reaction I and II?
(a) rI >rII (b) rI < rII (c) rI = rII (d) Cannot be determined
19. Examine the structural fonnulas of compounds given below and identify number of compounds which
show positive iodoform test.

********

Answers
1. C 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. B 14. ABD 15. ABD
16. D 17. C 18. A 19. 6 20.

6
 Exercise – 2
Topic : Haloform Reactions

7
Answer key