Question

Mechanism of lactic acid to acetyl chloride

Answer 1

Answer:

Acetyl chloride reacts with water to yield the acid. In base the acid salt is converted to its carboxylate salt. The reaction has little preparative value because the acetyl chloride is nearly always prepared from the carboxylic acid rather than vice versa.

Answer 2

Answer:

Acetyl chloride reacts with water to yield the acid. In base the acid salt is converted to its carboxylate salt. The reaction has little preparative value because the acetyl chloride is nearly always prepared from the carboxylic acid rather than vice versa.