Question

Ethanol is converted into ethyl chloride by reacting with.

• A. $Cl_{2}$
• B. $SOCl_{2}$
• C. HCl
• D. NaCl

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$SOCl_{2}$

Answer 2

$C_{2}H_{5}OH + SOCl_{2}\overset{\quad\text{Pyridine}\quad}{\rightarrow}C_{2}H_{5}Cl + SO_{2} + HCl$