Q. Ethyl benzoate reacts with $PCl_{5}\$ to give
A) $C_{2}H_{5}Cl + C_{6}H_{5}COCl + POCl_{3} + HCl$
B) $C_{2}H_{5}Cl + C_{6}H_{5}COCl + POCl_{3}$
C) $CH_{3}COCl + C_{6}H_{5}COCl + POCl_{3}$
D) $C_{2}H_{5}Cl + C_{6}H_{5}COOH + POCl_{3}$
Explanation
(b)
$PCl_{5}$ is a chlorinating agent. It adds to ethyl benzoate to give ethyl chloride and benzoyl chloride.
$C_{6}H_{5}COOC_{2}H_{5}\overset{\ \ \ \ PCl_{5}\ \ \ }{\rightarrow}C_{6}H_{5}COCl + C_{2}H_{5}Cl + POCl_{3}$
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