The Haloform Reaction 

Chloroform is a very useful solvent in the laboratory and as a reagent; under base, it can form the trichloromethyl anion which is very interesting to the organic chemist as it can react in ways very similar to a Gringard attacking a carbonyl.

You should make more chem videos! What happened to that one a week promise?!?!! Yours the best on youtube!!!!

@HUsoldier171 I believe there are adpaters available as well, that convert a one-neck flask to a 3-neck.

cheers for the vid.. what was poured down the sink?

As you are working on basic conditions, on your reaction you will obtain CX3-, this will take a proton from your ácid to form CHX3 and a carboxylate ion, just to correct that :)

one question...where the hell can i find the three neck flask

@cjlennon Acetic acid and sodium hypochlorite, I think.

it's a good lab chemical, very good solvent.

You should also add a little warning to the video about adding a little ethanol to the chloroform if you plan on storing at all. Otherwise phosgene can build up.

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heto hecto pito buto mino, igo, hapo, papo etho, metho, dipo, tipo .... maaan cant keep up hahahaha nice explanation though

The question isn't why did you buy the bleach and acetone. That's obvious...to make chloroform. The question is why do you need all that chloroform! Here does this smell like chloroform ma'am?

lol @ Steak sauce (a1?) bottle.

Why are you making a bunch of chloroform? :/