Production of Esters by Reacting Alcohols With Acyl Chlorides Esters?are organic compounds with an -COR functional group They have?characteristic smells?and are used in perfumes, cosmetics and as s...
Relative Acidities of Chlorine-Substituted Carboxylic Acids Electron-withdrawing?groups bonded to the carbon attached to the -COOH group make the carboxylic acids?stronger acids This is because the...
Relative Acidities of Carboxylic Acids, Phenols & Alcohols Carboxylic acids?are compounds with a -COOH functional group They can act as?acids?and lose a proton (H+?ion) in an aqueous solution t...
Reactions of Carboxylic Acids to Produce Acyl Chlorides Acyl chlorides?are compounds with the functional group -COCl They look similar in structure to?carboxylic acids?but have a Cl atom instead of...
Production of Benzoic Acid Benzoic acids?are the simplest?aromatic carboxylic acids?with the molecular formula of C6H5COOH Benzoic acids and their derivatives are often used as reagents in the synt...
Reactions of Other Phenolic Compounds Phenolic compounds?are those that contain a?phenol?functional group An example of a phenolic compound is?1-naphthol 1-Naphthol is a phenolic compound 1-Naphtho...
Nitration & Bromination of Phenol Compared to?benzene, phenol?reacts?more readily?with?electrophiles This is because?one of the lone pairs?of electrons on the oxygen atom in phenol?overlaps?wit...
Acidity of Phenols Although phenol compounds contain an?alcohol?(-OH) group, they are?weakly acidic This is due to the?delocalisation?of one of the lone pairs from the oxygen atom into the aromatic...
Reactions of Phenol Phenols can undergo many types of reactions as both the?electron-rich benzene ring?and the?polar -OH?group can participate in chemical reactions Some of the reactions of phenols...
