When reacting an acyl chloride with methanol, the chloride leaving group leaves, but later acts as a base? why? Isn't chloride only a nucleophile?
1 Answer
Dec 30, 2017
It is hard to see from where you are coming....
Explanation:
An acyl halide is a reactive species, and typically WE ADD a non-nucleophilic base to remove the
And, here, triethylamine hydrochloride precipitates from solution to give the ESTER in solution....such reactions exclude water given that water could act on the acyl halide....
