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SALTS & ACID CHLORIDES
• Water soluble Carboxylic acid salts are formed by rxn of
the acid with alkaline base.
eg. CH3COOH + NaOH ® Na+ CH3COO-
• Name: derived from the carboxylic acid where the suffix -ate replaces -ic acid.
eg. sodium acetate or sodium ethanoate
• Acid Chlorides are highly reactive carboxylic acid
derivatives.
• Name: derived from the carboxylic acid where the suffix -yl chloride replaces
-ic acid. eg. CH3C(=O)OH ® CH3C(=O)Cl
acetyl chloride or ethanoyl chloride.
-ic acid. eg. CH3C(=O)OH ® CH3C(=O)Cl
acetyl chloride or ethanoyl chloride.
