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Chem 343 – Organic Reactions Chapter 10 Prepared by José Laboy, MS http: www.chem.wisc.edu/areas /clc (Resource page) Reactions of Alcohols #1: Alkyl Halides from 1o and 2o Alcohols SOCl2 OH Cl pyridine PBr3 Br OH pyridine 1o and 2o alcohols Mechanism Alcohols and Thionyl Chloride O O OH Cl O Cl Cl S Cl O H O Cl + S Alcohols and Phosphorus Tribromide O + Cl N H Br Br P O Br O O P Br S Cl Br OH Br Br P H If the reagent alcohol is a 2o alcohol there will be inversion of configuration. Tertiary alcohols cannot be converted to alkyl halides by this method. O N P O N Br Br S N2 H + Cl a chlorosulfite N + O S N2 S S + SN2 Br Br