what happens when ethanol reacts with pyridine

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$Ethanol reacts with halogenating agents in the presence of pyridine to give haloalkanes . The halogenating reagents are {SOCl}_{2}, PCl 3, {PBr}_{3}, etc {RCH}_{2} OH + {SOCl}_{2} \overset{pyridine}{\to} {RCH}_{2} Cl + {SO}_{2} + HCl$

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what happens when ethanol reacts with pyridine

Dear Student, Ethanol reacts with halogenating agents in the presence of pyridine to give haloalkanes. The halogenating reagents are SOCl2, PCl3, PBr3, etcRCH2OH + SOCl2 →pyridine RCH2Cl + SO2 + HCl

Dear Student,

$Ethanol reacts with halogenating agents in the presence of pyridine to give haloalkanes . The halogenating reagents are {SOCl}_{2}, PCl 3, {PBr}_{3}, etc {RCH}_{2} OH + {SOCl}_{2} \overset{pyridine}{\to} {RCH}_{2} Cl + {SO}_{2} + HCl$