Question

When benzamide is heated with thionyl chloride the main product of the reaction is?

Answer 1

Answer:

Thionyl chloride reacts exothermically with water to form sulfur dioxide and hydrochloric acid:

SOCl2 + H2O → 2 HCl + SO.

By a similar process it also reacts with alcohols to form alkyl chlorides.

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