In this video, we go through acylation reactions (3.3.9.2), which are part of the carboxylic acids and derivatives topic of AQA Alevel chemistry (3.3.9). I take you through all of the starting and end functional groups, reagents, conditions, and observations for the nucleophilic additionelimination reactions involving acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides.

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In this video, we cover:
00:00 What you need to know (specification)
01:23 Structure and how to name acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides
05:05 Reactivity and leaving groups
06:03 Every change in the functional group, condition, and observation for reactions with water, alcohols, ammonia, and amines
13:04 General structure of amides
15:51 Summary and specification check

Access the AQA specification:
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resource...

Although this tutorial focuses on AQA, the concepts covered here are also applicable to other exam boards, such as OCR and Edexcel.

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