Lawrie Ryan and Roger Norris Solutions for Chapter: Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives, Exercise 7: Question

In its reaction with a nucleophile, explain why an acyl chloride reacts faster than an alcohol.

Name the products of the hydrolysis of propanoyl chloride.

Place the following compounds in order of ease of hydrolysis, starting with the most reactive.

${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{COCl} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{Cl}$.

Explain your answer to following compounds in order of ease of hydrolysis, starting with the most reactive.

${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{COCl} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{Cl}$.

If a reaction occurs with water, what will you see in the hydrolysis of the following compounds.

${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{COCl} {\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{Cl}$.