Question

Give a balanced chemical equation for the following reaction:

Ethyl alcohol is treated with thionyl chloride.

Answer 1

When ethyl alcohol is treated with thionyl chloride, ethyl chloride, sµlphur dioxide, and hydrochloric acid is formed.

\[\ce{\underset{Ethyl alcohol}{C2H5OH} + \underset{chloride}{\underset{Thionyl}{SOCl2}} -> \underset{chloride}{\underset{Ethyl}{C2H5Cl}} + \underset{dioxide}{\underset{Sulphur}{SO2}} + \underset{acid}{\underset{Hydrochloric}{HCl}}}\]