A. When dissolved in water, trichloroaldehyde (chloral, CCl3CHO) exists primarily as the gem diol, chloral hydrate (aka “knockout drops” or Mickey Finn). Show the structure of chloral hydrate. B. Explain why an aqueous solution of trichlorohydrate is almost all hydrate.

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A. When dissolved in water, trichloroaldehyde (chloral, CCl3CHO) exists primarily as the gem diol, chloral hydrate (aka “knockout drops” or Mickey Finn). Show the structure of chloral hydrate. B. Explain why an aqueous solution of trichlorohydrate is almost all hydrate.
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