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

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    An acyl halide is formed when \[PC{{l}_{5}}\] reacts with an [CBSE PMT 1994; AIIMS 1998; CBSE PMT 2002]

    A)                 Acid      

    B)                 Alcohol

    C)                 Amide  

    D)                 Ester

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    \[\underset{\text{Acid}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COOH}}\,+PC{{l}_{5}}\to \underset{\text{Acid}\,\,\,\text{chloride}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COCl}}\,+POC{{l}_{3}}+HCl\]


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