Question

Acetic acid reacts with $PC{l}_5$ to form

• A. $C{H}_{2}ClCOOH$
• B. $CHC{l}_{2}COOH$,
• C. $C{H}_{3}COCI$
• D. $C{H}_{3}COOCI$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$C{H}_3-\stackrel{\underset{||}{O}}{C}-OH+PC{l}_5\to$
$C{H}_3-\stackrel{\underset{||}{O}}{C}-Cl+HCl+POC{l}_3$