Carboxylic Acids Question 116
Question: The reagent which does not give acid chloride on treating with a carboxylic acid is
[KCET 2004]
Options:
A) $ PCl_5 $
B) $ Cl_2 $
C) $ SOCl_2 $
D) $ PCl_3 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ CH_3COOH+Cl_2\to CH_2ClCOOH+HCl $
$ CH_3COOH+PCl_5\to CH_3COCl+POCl_3+HCl $
$ CH_3COOH+SOCl_2\to CH_3COCl+SO_2+HCl $
$ 3CH_3COOH+PCl_3\to 3CH_3COCl+H_3PO_3 $
BETA
