What happens when ethanol reacts with thionyl chloride?
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If you take an alcohol and add thionyl chloride, it will be converted into an alkyl chloride. The by products here are hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Therefore in this reaction, ETHYL CHLORIDE or C2H2Cl is formed
BELOW PICTURE, CAN HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW A reaction of an alcohol and thionyl chloride carried out in the presence of pyridine-- alkyl halide forms with inversion of configuration.
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