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