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AP EAMCET202319 May 2023Morning ShiftChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesActual

The preferred reagent for the following conversion is CH ₃ CH ₂ COOH CH ₃ CH ₂ COCl

Options

  1. AHCl
  2. BHOCl
  3. CSOCl ₂
  4. DNaOCl

Correct answer

C. SOCl ₂

Step-by-step solution

A carboxylic acid can be converted into its functional derivative ; acyl halide by use of thionyl chloride SOCl ₂ . This reaction is a nucleophilic acyl substitution with SOCl ₂ acting as a good nucleophilic reagent.

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