Q26 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 2) · Chemistry

The number of non-ionisable protons present in the product B obtained from the following reaction is___C2H5OH+PCl3→C2H5Cl+A

A+PCl3→B

Correct answer: 2

Solution

C2H5OH+PCl3⟶C2H5Cl+H3PO3

H3PO3+PCl3⟶H4P2O5+HCl

A is H3PO3(Phosphorous acid)

The basicity of A is two

B is H4P2O5(Pyrophosphorous acid)

Structure of H4P2O5 is as given below

Figure

Hydrogen which are directly attached to the phosphorous in the above structure are non-ionisable.

The Number of non-ionisable hydrogen atoms are two in the above structure.

Hence, the correct answer is 2.

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