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ACID CHLORIDES
What are acid chlorides?
acid chlorides as “acid derivatives”
A carboxylic acid such as ethanoic acid has the structure:

There are a number of related compounds in which the -OH group in the acid is replaced by something else. Compounds like this are described as acid derivatives.
Acid chlorides  are one example of […]

The branch of chemistry dealing with the compounds of carbon and the study of the structure, preparation, properties, and reactions of carbon compounds. The term organic was early applied to compounds derived from plant and animal sources. These substances from living systems were usually distillable liquids or low-melting solids and were flammable, in contrast to […]