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    Acyl halides are more reactive than carboxylic acids or esters in reactions with nucleophiles because the carbonyl carbon in acyl halides is electron deficient due to the electron-withdrawing effects of the halide leaving group, making it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack.

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    Acyl halides are more reactive than carboxylic acids or esters in reactions with nucleophiles because the carbonyl carbon in acyl halides is electron deficient due to the electron-withdrawing effects of the halide leaving group, making it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack.

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    Acyl halides are more reactive than carboxylic acids or esters in reactions with nucleophiles because the carbonyl carbon in acyl halides is electron deficient due to the electron-withdrawing effects of the halide leaving group, making it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack.

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    Acyl halides are more reactive than carboxylic acids or esters in reactions with nucleophiles because the carbonyl carbon in acyl halides is electron deficient due to the electron-withdrawing effects of the halide leaving group, making it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack.

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    Write the chemical reactions involved in tests A-F.

    Account for the higher reactivity of acyl halides to nucleophiles compared to


    carboxylic acids or esters.

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