Acyl Chloride - Nomenclature

Nomenclature

Where the acyl chloride moiety takes priority, acyl chlorides are named by taking the name of the parent carboxylic acid, and substituting -ic acid for -yl chloride. Thus:

acetyl chloride CH₃COCl

benzoyl chloride C₆H₅COCl

When other functional groups take priority, acyl chlorides are considered prefixes — chlorocarbonyl-:

(chlorocarbonyl)acetic acid ClOCCH₂COOH