haloform reaction

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haloform reaction [′hal·ə‚fȯrm rē‚ak·shən]

(organic chemistry)

Halogenation of acetaldehyde or a methyl ketone in aqueous basic solution; the reaction is characteristic of compounds containing a CH₃CO group linked to a hydrogen or to another carbon.

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