Question

Acyl halide and acid halide are same groups.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The given statement is True.
Acyl halide and acid halide are same groups. They represent the function group
$R-\underset{\underset{\text{O}}{||}}{C}-X$ where X is halogen atom (F, Cl, Br or I). They are derived from carboxylic acids ( $R-\underset{\underset{\text{O}}{||}}{C}-OH$ ) by replacing a hydroxyl group (-OH) with a halide group.
An example is acetyl chloride $C{H}_3-\underset{\underset{\text{O}}{||}}{C}-Cl$
Another example is benzoyl chloride $Ph-\underset{\underset{\text{O}}{||}}{C}-Cl$