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The best reagent for converting ethanol to chloroethane is -
A
PCl3
B
PCl5
C
SOCl2
D
HCl + ZnCl2
Explanation
ROH + SOCl2 -> RCl + SO2 + HCl. It is evident that products other than RCl are both gases (SO2, HCl) which escape easily.
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