Acetyl chloride cannot be obtained by treating acetic acid with — Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Chemistry Question

💡 Solution & Explanation

Carboxylic acids are converted to acid chlorides by chlorinating agents such as $SOCl_2$, $PCl_3$, or $PCl_5$. Chloroform, $CHCl_3$, is not a reagent for converting $CH_3COOH$ into $CH_3COCl$. Hence acetyl chloride cannot be obtained using $CHCl_3$.