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Explain the action of the following reagents with acetic acid. (i) PCl_5 (ii) SOCl_2

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SOLUTION :(i) `UNDERSET("ACETIC acid")(CH_3COOH) + PCl_5 to underset("acetyl chloride")(CH_3COCl) + POCl_3 + HCl `
(ii) `underset("acetic acid")(CH_3COOH) + SOCl_5 to underset("acetyl chloride")(CH_3COCl) + SO_2 uarr + HCl uarr `


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