Question

Best method of preparing alkyl chloride is:

• A. $ROH+SOC{l}_2\to$
• B. $ROH+PC{l}_5\to$
• C. $ROH+PC{l}_3\to$
• D. $ROH+HCl\stackrel{anhy.ZnC{l}_2}{\to }$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$ROH+SOC{l}_2\stackrel{\text{pyridine}}{\to }RCl+S{O}_2+HCl$