Acid chlorides react with water to form carboxylic acids.
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Introduction
Acid chlorides react with water to form carboxylic acids.
General reaction
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Mechanism
1) Nucleophilic attack by water
2) Leaving group is removed
3) Deprotonation
Contributors
Prof. Steven Farmer (Sonoma State University)