99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistryAlcohols Phenols and Ethers
Identify the correct products, when ethanol reacts with PCl ₅
Options
- AChloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphorus acid
- BChloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphoric acid
- CChloroethane, Sulfuric acid and Phosphorous oxy chloride
- DChloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphorous oxy chloride
Correct answer
D. Chloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphorous oxy chloride
Step-by-step solution
CH ₃ CH ₂ OH + PCl ₅ CH ₃ CH ₂ Cl + HCl + POCl ₃