Interaction | Reaction | Process     Data Page

Acid chlorides react with alcohols in pyridine to give the corresponding dialkyl ester and pyridinium hydrochloride.

The reaction proceeds via the acyl pyridinium complex.

Generic Organic reaction
RCOCl
  +  
R–OH
  +  
         
  +  
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Acid chloride (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alcohol (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pyridine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ester (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pyridinium hydrochloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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