Acetic acid reacts with $P C l_{5}$ to form :

C H_{2} C l C O O H

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C H C l_{2} C O O H

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C H_{3} C O C l

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C H_{3} C O O C l

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Solution

The correct option is B $C H_{3} C O C l$
Acetic acid reacts with $P C l_{5}$ to form acetyl chloride.

$C H_{3} C O O H + P C l_{5} acetic acid \to C H_{3} C O C l acetyl chloride + P O C l_{3} + H C l$

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