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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Question

Which of the following reagents cannot be used to prepare an alkyl chloride from an alcohol?
Options
A HCl + ZnCl2
B SOCl2
C NaCl
Correct Answer
D PCl5
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

NaCl (sodium chloride) is not an effective reagent for converting alcohols to alkyl chlorides. HCl/ZnCl2 (Lucas reagent), SOCl2 (thionyl chloride), and PCl5 (phosphorus pentachloride) are all commonly used to prepare alkyl chlorides from alcohols.

Hint

Which reagent does not react with alcohols to form alkyl chlorides?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1204 of 1999
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