CHM 301: Organic Chemistry II
General formula: RCOCl,
Nomenclature carboxylic acids
from
Preparation acid chloride:
Reactions of
1. Reduction

2. Friedel-Crafts Acylation
3. Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions

•Hydrolysis,
•Ammonolysis,
•Alcoholysis
•RCOOH, RCOO Na
-

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• Represent as:
O
R

C

Cl

Or

RCOCl

• More reactive than acids; halogen, Cl
withdraws e- density from carbonyl makes
C carbonyl a very good electrophile.
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 Named by replacing -ic acid with -yl chloride.
O
C

Br

Cl

O

CH3CHCH2C Br
Cl

3-bromobutanoyl chloride
Benzoyl chloride

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Draw the structural formulae for each of the following
compounds:
a) 3 - chloro - 4 - nitrobenzoyl chloride
b) 4 - ethylbenzoyl chloride
c) 4 - methylbenzoyl chloride
Write the IUPAC names for the following compounds:

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PCl3
3

3

P(OH)3

PCl5
POCl3

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Show how the following compounds can be
prepared
a)C6H5COCl from C6H5COOH
b)CH3COCl from CH3CN

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1. Reduction
2. Friedel-Crafts Acylation
3. Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions

•Hydrolysis,
•Ammonolysis,
•Alcoholysis
•RCOOH (carboxylic acid)
•RCOO Na (carboxylate)
-

+

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1° alcohol
Reduction
Reduction

Aldehyde

Aromatic ketone
Friedel Craft
Acylation

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Propose a mechanism for the following
reaction. Show all electron flow with curved
arrows and draw all intermediate
structure(s).

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Hydrolysis

acid

Alcoholysis

ester

NH3

Ammonolysis

NH2

Ammonolysis

amide

N-substitute amide
acid anhydride

RCOO-Na+
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NaCl acid anhydride
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Chapter 5 acyl chloride

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