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Q. Acetic acid reacts with $PCl_5$ to form

EAMCETEAMCET 1998Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

$CH_3 - \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - OH + PCl_5 \rightarrow $
$CH_3- \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - Cl + HCl + POCl_3$