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Charandeep Varty
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Which of the following is incorrect about phosphorus trichloride?
A. It is widely used in organic chemistry to convert carboxylic acids to alkyl chlorides.
B. It is oxidized by `O_(2)` or `P_(4)O_(10)` to give phosphorus oxochloride
C. it is an unsaturated compound
D. it acts as a reducing agent

Which of the following is incorrect about phosphorus trichloride?
A. It is widely used in organic chemistry to convert carboxylic acids to alkyl chlorides.
B. It is oxidized by `O_(2)` or `P_(4)O_(10)` to give phosphorus oxochloride
C. it is an unsaturated compound
D. it acts as a reducing agent
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  1. Correct Answer – 1
    It convert carboxylic acids to acid chlorides
    `PCl_(3)+3RCO_(2)Hrarr3RCOCl+H_(3)PO_(3)`
    Catalytic oxidation of phosphorus trichloride gives phosphorus oxychloride:
    `2PCl_(3)(l)+O_(2)(g)rarr2POCl_(3)(l)`
    `6PCl_(3)+P_(4)O_(10)+6Cl_(2)rarr10POCl_(3)`
    It directly combines wiht `Cl_(2),O_(2)` and `S` incdicating that it is an unsatureed compound:
    `PCl_(3)+Cl_(2)rarrPCl_(5)`
    `2PCl_(3)+O_(2)rarr2POCl_(3)`
    `PCl_(3)+SrarrPSCl_(3)`
    It acts as a reducing agent
    `PCl_(3)+SO_(2)Cl_(2)rarrPCl_(5)+SO_(2)`
    `PCl_(3)+SO_(3)rarrPOCl_(3)+SO_(2)`
    `3PCl_(3)+SOCl_(2)rarrPOCl_(3)+PSCl_(3)+PCl_(5)`

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