Question

What happens on reacting methanol with pbr3?

Answer 1

What does pbr3 do in a reaction?

The most important reaction of PBr3 is with alcohols, where it replaces an OH group with a bromine atom to produce an alkyl bromide. ... The mechanism (shown for a primary alcohol) involves formation of a phosphorus ester (to form a good leaving group), followed by an SN2 substitution.

Answer 2

Answer:

cH30H + pbr3= cH3Br + H3Po3

Explanation:

when methanol reacts with phosphorus tri bromide it changes into methyl bromide and H3Po3.