This question is about derivatives of carboxylic acids.
Fig. 1.1 shows the structure of a carboxylic acid derivative.
Fig. 1.1
State the systematic name of the carboxylic acid derivative shown in Fig. 1.1.
Ethanoyl chloride reacts with ethanol to form ethyl ethanoate as shown in Fig. 1.2.
Fig. 1.2
i) State the name of the other product formed in this reaction.
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ii) This reaction can be described as an esterification reaction or an acylation reaction.
Explain why this reaction can also be described as a condensation reaction.
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Ethanoyl chloride can also react with ammonia to form ethanamide.
Construct an equation for this reaction.
During the preparation of propanoyl chloride, SO2 and HCl were also produced.
State the names of the two reactants used to form propanoyl chloride.
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