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How do you prepare chloroalkane using reaction between alcohol and phosphorus pentachloride​

How do you prepare chloroalkane using reaction between alcohol and

phosphorus pentachloride​

Grade:12th pass

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
Answer :

Alcohols react with liquid phosphorus(III) chloride (also called phosphorus trichloride) to make chloroalkanes. Solid phosphorus(V) chloride (phosphorus pentachloride) reacts violently with alcohols at room temperature, producing clouds of hydrogen chloride gas.

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