Edexcel IAL Chemistry A2 15.14 Reactions of acyl chlorides
Edexcel IAL Chemistry A2 15.14 Reactions of acyl chlorides
Use the nucleophile to decide the product family: acids from water, esters from alcohols and amides from ammonia or amines, with HCl-related observations where relevant.
How this is tested
- Compare acyl chloride esterification with acid esterification by speed, reversibility and HCl by-product.
- Predict acids, esters or amides formed from water, alcohols, ammonia or amines.
- Use nucleophilic addition-elimination mechanisms with the correct number of curly arrows.