Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
Aldehydes - non-systematic names
Preparation of carboxylic acids
Carbonation of Grignard reagents
Carbonation of Grignard reagents
Preparation of nitriles - an SN2 reaction
Reactions - dissociation of carboxylic acids
Reactivity of aldehydes and ketones
Reactivity of carboxylic acid derivatives
Reactivity of carboxylic acid derivatives
Reactivity of carboxylic acid derivatives
Nucleophilic displacement - reactivity
Reactions of acyl halides - conversion into acids
Reactions of acyl halides - conversion into amides
Reactions of acyl halides - conversion into esters
Reactions of acyl halides - Friedel - Crafts’ acylation
Reactions of acyl halides with diorganocopper reagents
Reactions of acyl halides - the Rosemund reduction
Anhydrides - preparation of acetic anhydride
Preparation of other anhydrides
Predicted result for alkyl - oxygen bond breaking
Predicted result for acyl - oxygen bond breaking
Acyl - oxygen bond breaking - further proof using isotopic labels
Transesterification - acid catalysed
Transesterification - basic conditions
Transesterification - a preparation of polyvinyl alcohol
Reactions of ester with Grignard reagents
Preparation of amides from acyl chlorides
Reactions - acid catalysed hydrolysis
Reactions - base catalysed hydrolysis
Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
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