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Acetic acid reacts with $PCl_5$ to form

$CH_2ClCOOH$

$CHCl_2COOH$ ,

$CH_3COCI$

$CH_3COOCI$

Answer

$CH_3COCI$

Explanation

The correct option is(C): CH_3COCI.

$CH_3 - \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - OH + PCl_5\ce{->}$
$CH_3- \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - Cl + HCl + POCl_3$

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