EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Name the products of the hydrolysis of propanoyl chloride.

Important Questions on Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>Question>Q 5
Using an acyl chloride as a starting compound, name the reactants you would use to make ethyl ethanoate.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>Question>Q 5
Using an acyl chloride as a starting compound, name the reactants you would use to make phenyl benzoate.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>Question>Q 5

Complete the following equation:

CH3CH2COCl+CH3CH2CH2NH2→_____+_____.

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>REFLECTION>Q 1
Discuss the mechanism of nucleophilic addition-elimination in the reaction between ethanoyl chloride and dimethylamine. Then try showing the mechanism using curly arrows.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>REFLECTION>Q 2
Which nucleophile you would expect to be most effective: ammonia, a primary amine or a secondary amine. Explain the inductive effect of alkyl groups.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS>Q 1
Acyl chlorides and carboxylic acids can both be used to prepare esters. Give the reagents and conditions required to make ethyl ethanoate directly from a carboxylic acid.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS>Q 1
Acyl chlorides and carboxylic acids can both be used to prepare esters. Write an equation to show the formation of ethyl ethanoate directly from a carboxylic acid.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 26 - Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives>EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS>Q 1
Acyl chlorides and carboxylic acids can both be used to prepare esters. Give the reagents and conditions required to make phenyl benzoate directly from an acyl chloride.