im a little confused as to how much of a problem water is to benzyl chloride.
i see some data which suggests they react instantly on contact (to form BzOH+HCl), but other data that suggests the reaction is slow or that if there is enuogh HCl in the water the reaction will not occur or reverse.
for instance ethanol is used as the solvent for BzCl in the bzp synth listed in the index, while EtOH is not water one would suspect the analogous reaction (BzCl+EtOH--> HCl+Bz-0-Et) would have a very similiar rate.
and in a article in the index on BzCl, they mention that concentrated HCl will convert benzyl alcohol to BzCl.
so i guess what im wondering is how long you could have BzCl in contact with a semi-dilute (maybe 3 or 4 molar) HCl/water solution without significant loss of BzCl?
i am also curious how long you could have BzCl in contact with pH nuetral ethanol without significant benzyl ethyl ether formation?
