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What are X and Y in the following reaction sequence C_(2)H_(5)OH overset(Cl_(2))rarr X overset(Cl_(2))rarr Y.

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`C_(2)H_(5)Cl, CH_(3)CHO`
`CH_(3)CHO, CH_(3)CO_(2)H`
`CH_(3)CHO, C Cl_(3)CHO`
`C_(2)H_(5)Cl, C Cl_(3)CHO`

SOLUTION :Vinyl chloride `CH_(2)=CHCl` can be represented as a resonance hybrid of the following structures.

As such C-Cl bond ACQUIRES some double bond character, i.e., Cl is attached to C by little more than a single pair of electrons consequently C-Cl bond in vinyl HALIDES is little stronger than in alkyl halides and hence cannot be easily broken.


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