What is the main product when benzoic acid is treated with thionyl chloride?
Correct Answer: Benzoyl chloride
- Step 1: Start with benzoic acid, which has the chemical formula C6H5COOH.
- Step 2: Introduce thionyl chloride (SOCl2) to the benzoic acid.
- Step 3: The thionyl chloride reacts with the carboxylic acid group (-COOH) of benzoic acid.
- Step 4: During the reaction, the -OH group from the carboxylic acid is replaced by a chlorine atom (Cl).
- Step 5: The product formed is benzoyl chloride, which has the chemical formula C6H5COCl.
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