Hydrogen chloride and ${SO}_{2}$ are the by products in the reaction of ethanol with thionyl chloride. Which of the following is the main product in this reaction ?

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$C_{2} H_{5} {OC}_{2} H_{5}$

$C_{2} H_{6}$

${CH}_{3} Cl$

$C_{2} H_{5} Cl$

answer is D.

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Thionyl chloride is used to chlorinate ethanol. The reaction:-

$C_{2} H_{5} OH + {SOCl}_{2} \to C_{2} H_{5} Cl + HCl + {SO}_{2}$

Ethyl chloride is the main product formed here.

Ethyl chloride, also called chloroethane, colourless, flammable gas belonging to the family of organohalogen compounds.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D) $C_{2} H_{5} Cl$ .

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