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In organic chemistry, an acyl chloride (or acid chloride) is an organic compound which is a reactive derivative of a carboxylic acid. As part of its molecular structure, an acyl chloride has the reactive functional group -CO-Cl. An acyl chloride has the general formula RCOCl where R is an organic radical group. Acyl chlorides are a subset of acyl halides and undergo many of the chemical reactions mentioned under acyl halide. A specific example of an acyl chloride is acetyl chloride (IUPAC name: ethanoyl chloride) CH3COCl.