Thionyl chloride (SOCI,) is a chlorinating reagent used to prepare alkyl halides from alcohols. Draw the Lewis structure of SOCI, (with minimized formal charges) then determine the hybridization of the sulfur atom.

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Thionyl chloride (SOCI,) is a chlorinating reagent used to prepare alkyl halides
from alcohols. Draw the Lewis structure of SOCI, (with minimized formal charges)
then determine the hybridization of the sulfur atom.
A) s
B) sp
+
C) sp?
D) sp3
Click to draw a new structure
Transcribed Image Text:Thionyl chloride (SOCI,) is a chlorinating reagent used to prepare alkyl halides from alcohols. Draw the Lewis structure of SOCI, (with minimized formal charges) then determine the hybridization of the sulfur atom. A) s B) sp + C) sp? D) sp3 Click to draw a new structure
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