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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

What is the bond cleavage in the reaction of acetyl chloride and ethanol??

Profile image of Tanusnigdha biswas
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
In acetyl Chloride,
there are two carbon linked by a triple bod between them.
One carbon is associated with H atom and the other witha Cl atom.
in ethanol all carbons are saturated one last carbon atom is ttached with a -OH that is hydroxy molecule.