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The −OH group of an alcohol or the −COOH group of a carboxylic acid can be replaced by −Cl using
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Solution:
The −OH group of alcohol or the −COOH group of a carboxylic acid is replaced by −Cl using phosphorus penta chloride (ie, PCl5 ) Alcohol ROH+PCl5⟶RCl+POCl3+HCl AcidRCOOH+PCl5⟶RCOCl+POCl3+HCl<br/>