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Carboxylic acids are converted into acid chlorides by thionyl chloride. The byproducts are HCl and SO2 which are both gaseous.

Generic Organic reaction

RCOOH
  +  
SOCl2
         
RCOCl
  +  
SO2
  +  
HCl
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Carboxylic acid (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Thionyl chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acid chloride (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfur dioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Multistep: LA/B mechanism
Substitution: Nucleophilic Internal

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