Acylation Flashcards
ethanoyl chloride
CH3COCl
ethanoic anhydride
CH3C=O
O
CH3C=O
why are acyl chlorides so reactive
electronegative oxygen and chlorine atoms attatched to the 𝛿+ carbon make the carbon susceptible to nucleophilic attack
type of reaction acyl chlorides undergo
nucleophilic addition-elimination
why are anhydrides preferred to acyl chlorides in synthesis (4)
cheaper
less easily hydrolysed
less violent reactions
no corrosive HCl is formed
acyl chloride + water
carboxylic acid + HCl
acyl chloride + ammonia
amide + HCl
(R-C(=O)NH2)
acyl chloride + alcohol
ester + HCl
acyl chloride + amine
N-ester amide + HCl
nucleophilic addition-elimination mechanism steps
e.g. ethanoyl chloride + NH3
C=O > δ- O
: of nucleophile > δ+ C
: of O- > C-O-
H-(N)+ > (N)+
C-Cl > Cl
anhydride + water
2 carboxylic acids
anhydride + ammonia
amide + carboxylic acid
anhydride + alcohol
ester + carboxylic acid
anhydride + amine
N-ester amide + carboxylic acid
amide functional group
R(=O)NH2