Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
14.0 Acyl Chloride RCOCl
14.0 Acyl Chloride RCOCl
These are the derivatives of carboxylic acid in which hydroxyl $(—OH)$ part of carboxyl group is replaced by halo group. The most reactive compound of halo leaving group is chloro compounds.
Methods of Preparation
Carboxylic acid chloride can be prepared by the reaction of carboxylic acid with $PC{l_5}$ or $SOC{l_2}$ or $PC{l_3}$ or $S{O_2}C{l_2}$
