Which reagent cannot be used to prepare an
alkyl halide from an alcohol ?
(a) HCl + ZnCl₂ (b) NaCl
(c) PCl₅ (d) SOCl₂
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(B) NaCl
As (a) is lucas reagent used in testing for primary secondary and tertiary alcohol test
(C) it reacts with alcohol to form alkyl halide
(D) it reacts with alcohol to form alkyl halide and SOCl2 along with pyridine is used in Darzen reaction to form pure alkyl halide.
As (a) is lucas reagent used in testing for primary secondary and tertiary alcohol test
(C) it reacts with alcohol to form alkyl halide
(D) it reacts with alcohol to form alkyl halide and SOCl2 along with pyridine is used in Darzen reaction to form pure alkyl halide.
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