Chloroform

[Donci6552]

Would i be able to get Chloroform by bubbeling chlorine into a solution of acetone and water or would i just form chloroacetone

[John Cuthber]

You would get an unholy mess of different things.

[Sensei]

Even if he would pass chlorine through methane, he would get "unholy mess of different things", CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CHCl3, CCl4...

 

Reaction with the more details is mentioned on website of CH2Cl2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloromethane

 

"DCM is produced by treating either chloromethane or methane with chlorine gas at 400–500 °C. At these temperatures, both methane and chloromethane undergo a series of reactions producing progressively more chlorinated products. In this way, an estimated 400,000 tons were produced in the US, Europe, and Japan in 1993.[10]

 

CH4 + Cl2 → CH3Cl + HCl

CH3Cl + Cl2 → CH2Cl2 + HCl

CH2Cl2 + Cl2 → CHCl3 + HCl

CHCl3 + Cl2 → CCl4 + HCl

 

The output of these processes is a mixture of chloromethane, dichloromethane, chloroform, and carbon tetrachloride. These compounds are separated by distillation.

 

DCM was first prepared in 1839 by the French chemist Henri Victor Regnault (1810–1878), who isolated it from a mixture of chloromethane and chlorine that had been exposed to sunlight.[12]"

Edited June 30, 2016 by Sensei

[Donci6552]

I was just thinking if the chlorine reacted with the water first i would get some hypochlorite ions that could react with the acetone to form mostly chloroform

[John Cuthber]

Incidentally, this is not inorganic chemistry.

 

Sensei; how do you pass a gas through another gas?

"Even if he would pass chlorine through methane, "

Edited June 30, 2016 by John Cuthber

[Donci6552]

I was just thinking if the chlorine reacted with the water first i would get some hypochlorite ions that could react with the acetone to form mostly chloroform

[GM11]

Better to use Sodium Hydroxide solution, then bubble the chlorine in. Weigh the solution of Hydroxide and keep an eye on the weight as you bubble the chlorine, aim for no more than 20% increase, then add the Acetone.

 

That is a very short description, i dont recommend it and dont try and chlorinate Acetone directly.

[tracey]

the easiest solution to this question is to burn all the algae of the entire gulf coast with a flammable material such as oil and say it was a mistake.

[Pyrine]

*date pick up line* "does this smell like chloroform to you?"

 

I swear we will be seeing someone on the news soon if yall keep given em ideas... XD

[chemtopper]

You have to make strong basic conditions to remove alpha H (acidic) from acetone and this will give you Chloroform .