ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry
6.3.5.2Chemical properties
Chemical properties in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 6.3.5.2.1Explain the acidity of carboxylic acids and of chlorine-substituted ethanoic acids in terms of their structures.
- 6.3.5.2.2Describe the reactions of acyl chlorides with water, alcohols, phenols and primary amines.
- 6.3.5.2.3Explain the relative ease of hydrolysis of acyl chlorides, alkyl chlorides and aryl chlorides.
- 6.3.5.2.4Illustrate the formation of esters from carboxylic acids or acyl chlorides, using ethyl ethanoate and phenyl benzoate.
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Acidity of carboxylic acids and their further reactions
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Acyl chlorides and addition-elimination
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