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Explain the action of (i) PCl_(5) (ii) PCl_(3) with ethanol

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Solution :(i) `CH_(3) underset("ETHANOL")(-CH_(2)) OH + PCl_(5) to Cunderset("ETHYL chloride")(H_(3) - CH_(2) Cl) + POCl_(3) + HCl`
(ii) `3 CH_(3) underset("Ethanol") (-CH_(2)) OH + PCl_(3) to 3 underset("Ethyl chloride") (CH_(3) - CH_(2) Cl) + H_(3) PO_(3)`


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