JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    When formic acid reacts with \[PC{{l}_{5}}\] it forms       [MNR 1982]

    A)                 Formyl chloride

    B)                 Acetyl chloride

    C)                 Methyl chloride               

    D)                 Propionyl chloride

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    \[\underset{\text{Formic acid}}{\mathop{HCOOH}}\,+PC{{l}_{5}}\to \underset{\text{Formyl chloride}}{\mathop{HCOCl}}\,+POC{{l}_{3}}+HCl\]


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