Diethyl ether reacts with $P C l_{5}$ to form:

ethyl chloride

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phosphorous oxy trichloride

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1,2-dichloroethane

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ethene

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Solution

The correct options are
A phosphorous oxy trichloride
D ethyl chloride
Diethyl ether reacts with Phosphorous pentachloride on heating to form ethyl chloride.
$C_{2} H_{5} - O - C_{2} H_{5} + P C l_{5} ⟶ 2 C_{2} H_{5} C l + P O C l_{3}$

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