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Question
Write chemical reactions to convert –COOH group of acetic acid into the following.
CH3COCl
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{3CH3COOH} + \underset{\text{Phosphorous trichloride}}{PCl3} ->[\Delta] \underset{\text{Acetyl chloride}}{3CH3COCl} + H3PO3}\]
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