Why thionyl chloride is preferred for converting alcohol to haloalkane.
Why thionyl chloride is preferred for converting alcohol to haloalkane.
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Thionyl chloride is preferred for converting alcohol to haloalkane because the byproducts formed are all gases which escape into the atmosphere.
2 ROH +SOCl2 → RCl +SO2(g)+HCl(g)
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