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preparation of isopropyl chloride using pcl5

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Answer : The preparation of isopropyl chloride using PCl_5 is shown below.

Explanation :

When primary alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) react with phosphorous pentachloride (PCl_5) to produce haloalkane (isopropyl chloride).

The chemical reaction will be,

(CH_3)_2-CH-OH+PCl_5\rightarrow (CH_3)_2-CH-Cl+POCl_3+HCl

This reaction is a nucleophilic substitution reaction.

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