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How is ethyl chloride prepared from alchohol using thionyl chloride

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Answered by HellSpark
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• Thionyl chloride is preferred for preparing alkyl chlorides from alcohols because the by-products formed in the reaction are SO2SOX2 and HClHCl which are in gaseous form and escape into the atmosphere leaving behind pure alkyl chlorides. !!

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Answered by Stoneheartgirl
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Thionyl chloride is preferred for preparing alkyl chlorides from alcohols because the by-products formed in the reaction are SO2SOX2 and HClHCl which are in gaseous form and escape into the atmosphere leaving behind pure alkyl chlorides.

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