How does a ketone react with PCl5?,
1 answer:
When ketone is reacted with phosphorous pentachloride, chlorination takes place at the carbonyl carbon with substitution of the oxygen atom to give a geminal dichloride (with 2 Cl atoms on same carbon) according to the following equation:
so we can say that acetone is converted into 2,2-dichloropropane by action of PCl₅
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The molecular formula : C₂₄H₈F₁₄
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mol H(MW=1 g/mol) :
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Empirical formula : C₁₂H₄F₇
(Empirical formula)n=molecular formula
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