Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution 1: Carbonyl Electrophilicity
Channel: Oxford College Chemistry Courses: Scharf
Date: 2023-06-05

In this video, we explore the reasons that different carbonyl functional groups (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, and acid chlorides) have different electrophilicity, using a Molecular Orbital energy approach.