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What is the functional group present in acyl chlorides?

-Cl

-COCl

-COOH

-OH

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How are acyl chlorides named?

add "-chloride" as a suffix

replace "-ic acid" with "-yl chloride"

add "chloro-" as a prefix

replace "-ic acid" with "-oyl chloride"

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Which of the following statements about the reaction of acyl chlorides with water is correct?

it is a slow reaction

it produces an ester

it requires high temperatures

it reforms the carboxylic acid

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Which of the following is NOT a reaction that acyl chlorides can undergo?

reaction with ammonia

reaction with alcohols

reaction with water

reaction with alkenes

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What is the product of the reaction between an acyl chloride and an alcohol?

amide

carboxylic acid

phenolic ester

ester

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What is the product of the reaction between an acyl chloride and ammonia?

secondary amide

ester

primary amide

tertiary amide

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Acyl chlorides are derivatives of acids, where the hydroxyl (-OH) group is replaced by a atom (-Cl).

carboxylic
chlorine

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Which reagent is used for preparing acyl chlorides from carboxylic acids?

HCl

cl2

SOCl2

CH3Cl

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