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Acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides are derivatives of carboxylic acids. Acyl chlorides Acyl chlorides are made by chlorinating a carboxylic
Continue readingThe reactions of acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides
The reaction of an alkene with water to from an alcohol is an example of a hydration reaction. The alkene
Continue readingElectrophilic addition in alkenes (3) – reaction with water to form an alcohol
The classic test for an alkene is to shake your sample with orange bromine water, and if the molecule contains
Continue readingElectrophilic addition in alkenes (2) – the bromine water test
Most reactions take place via two or three steps with short-lived, unstable, intermediate ions bridging the steps from reactants to
Halogenoalkanes react with nucleophiles in nucleophilic substitution reactions. The halogen atom in the molecule is replaced by the nucleophile and
Continue readingNucleophilic substitution in halogenoalkanes