How to Make Chloroform
In this video, I react bleach and acetone via the haloform reaction to synthesize chloroform. Chloroform is a very useful solvent and reagent, and I'll be using it in upcoming videos.
This reaction is aptly named the "Haloform Reaction" because it produces a Haloform (a methane molecule where 3 of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a halogen).
This reaction doesn't give great yields, but the reactants are so cheap that it is definitely an economically viable way to produce chloroform.
Disposing of chloroform: Chloroform hydrolyzes in basic conditions, so just let the chloroform sit in the bleach bottles for a couple of weeks, allowing the basic conditions to break down the chloroform. After a couple of weeks, there will be only a tiny amount of chloroform left, and you can flush this down the drain with excess water.
Link to UC235 video (he explains the mechanism of the reaction):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYbnNufX5-c
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This reaction is aptly named the "Haloform Reaction" because it produces a Haloform (a methane molecule where 3 of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a halogen).
This reaction doesn't give great yields, but the reactants are so cheap that it is definitely an economically viable way to produce chloroform.
Disposing of chloroform: Chloroform hydrolyzes in basic conditions, so just let the chloroform sit in the bleach bottles for a couple of weeks, allowing the basic conditions to break down the chloroform. After a couple of weeks, there will be only a tiny amount of chloroform left, and you can flush this down the drain with excess water.
Link to UC235 video (he explains the mechanism of the reaction):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYbnNufX5-c
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