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This quiz contains 11 questions from a mix of 1 subtopics.
What is the functional group present in acyl chlorides?
-Cl
-OH
-COOH
-COCl
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How are acyl chlorides named?
add "-chloride" as a suffix
replace "-ic acid" with "-oyl chloride"
replace "-ic acid" with "-yl chloride"
add "chloro-" as a prefix
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Which reagent is especially useful for preparing acyl chlorides because its by-products are gaseous?
H2O
PCl3
SOCl2
PCl5
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Which of the following statements about the reaction of acyl chlorides with water is correct?
it produces an ester
it is a slow reaction
it reforms the carboxylic acid
it requires high temperatures
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What type of reaction mechanism do acyl chlorides undergo?
electrophilic substitution
electrophilic addition
nucleophilic addition-elimination
nucleophilic substitution
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Which of the following is NOT a reaction that acyl chlorides can undergo?
reaction with alkenes
reaction with alcohols
reaction with water
reaction with ammonia
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What is the product of the reaction between an acyl chloride and an alcohol?
ester
carboxylic acid
amide
phenolic ester
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In the reaction mechanism of acyl chlorides, what happens in the addition step?
the chloride ion is added
HCl is released
the carbonyl group is reformed
a nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon
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What is the correct order of decreasing ease of hydrolysis for the following compounds?
acyl chlorides > alkyl chlorides > aryl chlorides
aryl chlorides > acyl chlorides > alkyl chlorides
aryl chlorides > alkyl chlorides > acyl chlorides
alkyl chlorides > acyl chlorides > aryl chlorides
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What is the product of the reaction between an acyl chloride and ammonia?
secondary amide
primary amide
ester
tertiary amide
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Acyl chlorides are derivatives of acids, where the hydroxyl (-OH) group is replaced by a atom (-Cl).
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