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Question
Explain the action of phosphorous trichloride with ethanol. Write the balanced chemical equation of the above reaction.
Solution
Ethanol reacts with phosphorus trichloride at room temperature to give
chloroalkane and phosphorus acid.
3C2H5OH + PCl3 → 3C2H5Cl + H3PO3
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