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Ethyl alcohol reacts with thionyl chloride in the presence of pyridine to give
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Q. Ethyl alcohol reacts with thionyl chloride in the presence of pyridine to give
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
A
$CH _{3} CH _{2} Cl + H _{2} O + SO _{2}$
11%
B
$CH _{3} CH _{2} Cl + HCl$
9%
C
$CH _{3} CH _{2} Cl + HCl + SO _{2}$
65%
D
$CH _{3} CH _{2} Cl + SO _{2}+ Cl _{2}$
15%
Solution:
Ethyl alcohol forms ethyl chloride with thionyl chloride in presence of pyridine.
$CH _{3} CH _{2} OH + SOCl _{2} \xrightarrow{\text{Pyridine}}CH _{3} CH _{2} Cl + SO _{2}+ HCl$