When alcohol reacts with phosphorous halides it geive____________________?
Correct answer: A. alkyl halides
- A. alkyl halides
- B. alkyl amine
- C. alkanes
- D. alkynes
Explanation
Phosphorus halides such as PCl5, PCl3, and PBr3 replace the hydroxyl group of an alcohol with a halogen, producing an alkyl halide. For example, ethanol reacts with PCl5 to form chloroethane. Students may choose an alkane because the alcohol group is removed, but a halogen atom is introduced rather than hydrogen.
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