JEE Main Chemistry question

Ethyl alcohol gives ethyl chloride on treatment with:

(A)NaCl
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)KCl

Answer: (B)

Solution

Thionyl chloride converts an alcohol cleanly to the corresponding chloride, with gaseous by-products (, HCl) that escape, leaving pure ethyl chloride: $ + →

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Question ID VK-148303