Acyl Chlorides

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Acyl Chlorides: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Reactions of Carboxylic Acids with PCl5, PCl3 and SOCl2, Oxalic Acid & Structure of Acyl Chlorides etc.

Important Questions on Acyl Chlorides

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Oxalic acid is a strong reducing agent.

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Draw the structure of oxalic acid.

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Formic acid and acetic acid can be distinguished by reaction with

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The following transformation

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can be carried out in three steps. The reagents required for these three steps in their correct order, are:

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The product obtained when acetic acid is treated with PCl3 is:

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Which of the following amines does not undergo acetylation?

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Write Fries rearrangement.

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Which is/are the correct statement(s) about the product A,B and involved reactions?

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Which of the following represents the best method for converting a carboxylic acid to an aldehyde?

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The major product obtained in the following reaction is
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The main product formed in the following reaction is

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The compound obtained by heating salicylic acid with phenol in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride is

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Identify the reagents A and B respectively in the following reactions

CH3COOH ACH3COCl BCH3CHO

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Compounds A is treated with thiionyl chloride then ammonia to give compound B. Compound B is then reacted with bromine and sodium hydroxide (tricky) to give compound. Compound C is heated to give the final product, compound D. What is the most likely structure for compound D?

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Benzoyl chloride is prepared from benzoic acid by

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Ethyl benzoate reacts with PCl5  to give

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Ethyl benzoate reacts with PCl5  to give

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When benzoic acid is treated with PCl5 at 1000C, it gives

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When benzoic acid is treated with PCl5 at 1000C, it gives