Chemical Synthesis Vocabulary

noun A compound that is derived from an acid by replacing the hydroxyl group with a halogen atom.

• The synthesis of acid halides involves reacting carboxylic acids with halogenating agents.
• You can make acid halides by mixing carboxylic acids with halogen compounds.
• If you want to whip up some acid halides, just throw together some acids and halogens.
• Creating acid halides is like mixing together puzzle pieces to form a new picture.

noun a type of organic compound that contains both a carbonyl group and an alcohol group

• The acyloin synthesis is a useful method for preparing α-hydroxy ketones.
• I heard that acyloin synthesis is a cool way to make α-hydroxy ketones.
• Acyloin sounds like some fancy chemistry stuff for making cool ketones.
• Just like acyloin synthesis combines different elements to create a new compound, sometimes we need to mix things up to find a fresh solution.