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Acyl chlorides and carboxylic acids can both be used to prepare esters. Describe what you see happen in this reaction i.e. the formation of phenyl benzoate directly from an acyl chloride.
Important Questions on Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives
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Acyl chlorides and carboxylic acids can both be used to prepare esters. Describe two advantages that acyl chlorides have over carboxylic acids in the preparation of esters in industry.
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Draw the displayed formula of butanoyl chloride.
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Give the name and formula of a reagent that can be used to prepare butanoyl chloride from butanoic acid.
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Write a balanced equation for the reaction to prepare butanoyl chloride from butanoic acid.
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Butanoic acid is a weaker acid than -chlorobutanoic acid. Explain why.
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Draw the skeletal formula of -chlorobutanoic acid.
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Name a chloro-substituted butanoic acid that is a stronger acid than chlorobutanoic acid.
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Explain the relative ease of hydrolysis for the compounds chlorobenzene, butanoyl chloride, and -chlorobutane.
