MCQ
Benzoic acid reacts with $SOCl_2$ to give :-
- AChlorobenzene
- BDichlorobenzene
- ✓Benzoyl chloride
- DBenzyl chloride
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
Benzoyl chloride
c
$\begin{matrix}
{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C-OH \\
\,\,\,\,|| \\
\,\,\,\,\,O \\
\end{matrix}$ $+SOCl_2\to $ $\begin{matrix}
{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C-Cl \\
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|| \\
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,O \\
\end{matrix}$ $+\,S{{O}_{2}}\,\uparrow \,+\,HCl\,\uparrow $
$\begin{matrix}
{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C-OH \\
\,\,\,\,|| \\
\,\,\,\,\,O \\
\end{matrix}$ $+SOCl_2\to $ $\begin{matrix}
{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-C-Cl \\
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|| \\
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,O \\
\end{matrix}$ $+\,S{{O}_{2}}\,\uparrow \,+\,HCl\,\uparrow $
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