acyl chlorides

named alphabetically

named alphabetically

How do you name ACYL or Acid chlorides

  • the primary suffix name for an acid chloride is based on the ‘longest carbon chain length’ + ‘oyl chloride’ for the COCL

ethanoyl chloride, propanol chloride

how to make acyl chlorides

  • reaction occurs using SOCl2 (thionyl chloride)

—> this produces toxic gases HCl and SO2 (therefore, must be contained in a fume