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Question
Write the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction:
\[\ce{CH3CH2CH2OH + SOCl2 ->}\]
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Propan-1-ol}{CH3CH2CH2OH} + SOCl2 ->[nucleophilic substitution] \underset{1-Chloropropane}{CH3CH2CH2Cl} + HCl\uparrow + SO2\uparrow}\]
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