Chapter 20, Problem 20.11P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

A way to carry out the given synthesis is to be proposed.

Concept introduction:

The haloform reaction is a chemical reaction where a haloform (${\text{CHX}}_{\text{3}}$, where $\text{X}$ is a halogen) is produced by the exhaustive halogenation of a methyl ketone (${\text{RCOCH}}_{\text{3}}$, where $\text{R}$ can be either a hydrogen atom, an alkyl, or an aryl group), in the presence of a base. The byproducts can be chloroform (${\text{HCCl}}_{\text{3}}$), $\text{iodoform }\left({\text{HCI}}_{\text{3}}\right)$, or $\text{bromoform }\left({\text{HCBr}}_{\text{3}}\right)$, depending on the haloform used.