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Acid chlorides react with water to form carboxylic acids.

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    1. Introduction
    2. General reaction
    3. Mechanism
    4. Contributors

    Introduction

    Acid chlorides react with water to form carboxylic acids.

    General reaction

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    Example 1:
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    Mechanism

    1) Nucleophilic attack by water

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    2) Leaving group is removed

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    3) Deprotonation

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    Contributors

    Prof. Steven Farmer (Sonoma State University)