neutral compound that reacts with water to produce an acid and a
hydrogen halide. Acid halides are ordinarily derived from acids
or their salts by replacement of hydroxyl groups by halogen
atoms. The most important organic acid halides are the chlorides
derived from carboxylic acids and from sulfonic acids. The
carboxylic acid chlorides, called acyl halides, are generally
more reactive than the sulfonic acid chlorides, called sulfonyl
chlorides. Learn more about acid halide with a free trial on
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