In iodoform, What does "form" represents?
2006-10-10 05:36:33 · 3 answers · asked by star123 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The "form" comes from the one carbon atom. Like formic acid and formaldehyede. "form" was given as a generic name of the trihalomethanes. Such as chloroform CCl3H. They contain one hydrogen atom.
2006-10-10 15:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by cece 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iodoform is a compound produced by the reaction of certain Carbonyl Compounds which chiehly have RCHO- group where r represents the CH3Co group the Form pertains to the formaldehyde like group i.e. containing CHO group
2006-10-10 13:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by deekay s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "form" part of the name is just a nomenclature quirk. Iodoform is CI3H , chloroform is CCl3H, bromoform is CBr3H. Like most nomenclature quirks, it has some obscure origin and only has meaning because people continue to use it.
2006-10-10 14:04:28 · answer #3 · answered by Richard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋