Identify the correct products, when ethanol reacts with $\mathrm{PCl}_5$

Identify the correct products, when ethanol reacts with $\mathrm{PCl}_5$
  1. Chloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphorus acid
  2. Chloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphoric acid
  3. Chloroethane, Sulfuric acid and Phosphorous oxy chloride
  4. Chloroethane, Hydrochloric acid and Phosphorous oxy chloride

Solution

$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH}+\mathrm{PCl}_5 \rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{HCl}+\mathrm{POCl}_3$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (18 May Shift 2)

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