Chemistry A-Level
industrial choice of reagent
What industrial choice of reagent means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of industrial choice of reagent
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Industry chooses ethanoic anhydride over ethanoyl chloride because it is cheaper to buy and much less readily hydrolysed by moisture in the air.
Topics that use industrial choice of reagent
- Acylation (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- acid anhydride
- addition-elimination
- amide
- ammonium salt formation
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- drying agents
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