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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

When formic acid reacts with PCl₃, it forms:

Answer: (A)

Solution

PCl₃ substitutes the acid's –OH with –Cl, giving formyl chloride, HCOCl (though formyl

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