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MHT CET202527 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesActual

Identify product obtained when acyl chloride undergoes hydrolysis.

Options

  1. AAlcohols
  2. BAldehydes
  3. CCarboxylic acids
  4. DEsters

Correct answer

A. Alcohols

Step-by-step solution

Hydrolysis of acyl chlorides proceeds through nucleophilic acyl substitution, with water acting as the nucleophile. The general reaction is RCOCl + H₂O RCOOH + HCl . A tetrahedral intermediate forms when the oxygen atom of water attacks the electrophilic carbonyl carbon. Proton transfer occurs, and chloride acts as the leaving group. The carbonyl group reforms, yielding the carboxylic acid. The product is therefore a carboxylic acid .

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