Question

What is the action of thionyl chloride on
methyl alcohol​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mechanism of the Reaction of Alcohols with Thionyl Chloride

First, a nucleophilic oxygen atom of the alcohol displaces a chloride ion from thionyl chloride to form a protonated alkyl chlorosulfite intermediate. Subsequent deprotonation of this intermediate by a base yields the alkyl chlorosulfite, an inorganic ester

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