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Why does acetyl chloride react with water almost violently.

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Step-by-step explanation:

  • Acyl chlorides are very reactive because of the positively charged carbon atom
  • The carbonyl carbon is attached to oxygen and chlorine, which are both highly electronegative atoms .
  • This makes the carbonyl carbon strongly positive, and therefore attracts nucleophiles strongly.

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