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When ethanol is treated with PCl5, it undergoes a substitution reaction where the hydroxyl group (-OH) of ethanol is replaced by a chlorine atom. This results in the formation of ethyl chloride and phosphorous oxychloride as byproduct.

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Q: What happens when ethanol is treated with PCl5?
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