Saturday, 16 July 2016

organic chemistry - Isn't the reaction of chloral with sodium hydroxide a disproportionation reaction?


Chloral undergoes a haloform reaction with sodium hydroxide. Now the carbon atoms in chloral are in the $\mathrm{+III}$ and $\mathrm{+I}$ oxidation state. Chloroform’s carbon is in the $\mathrm{+II}$ oxidation state, as is sodium formiate’s. Now, carbon has both been reduced and oxidised. Then why is it not a disproportionation reaction ?




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