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Q.Identify the products X and Y formed in the following reactions.

(i) CH3CH2OH + PCl5 —→ X + POCl3 + HCl
(1)
(ii) CH3-Br + AgF —→ Y + AgBr (1)
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(i) Ethanol reacts with PCl5 to give ethyl chloride (X); (ii) methyl bromide reacts with AgF to give methyl fluoride (Y) by the Swarts reaction.

(i) CH3CH2OH + PCl5 → CH3CH2Cl (X) + POCl3 + HCl

PCl5 converts the -OH group of the alcohol into -Cl, so X is ethyl chloride (chloroethane), CH3CH2Cl.

(ii) CH3-Br + AgF → CH3-F (Y) + AgBr …

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