The products of the reaction given below are:CH3COOH + PCl5 → ?
Correct answer: A. CH3COCl + POCl3 + HCl
- A. CH3COCl + POCl3 + HCl
- B. CH3COCl + POCl2 + HCl
- C. CH3Cl + POCl3 + HCl
- D. CH3COCl + POCl3 + H2
Explanation
The reaction of a carboxylic acid (acetic acid in this case) and PCl5 produces an acyl chloride (CH3COCl in this case) along with POCl3 and HCl.
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