= Benzoyl chloride
<Benzoyl chloride> is the aromatic <acyl chloride> $\mathrm{C_6H_5C(=O)Cl}$. Its acyl carbon is susceptible to attack by a <nucleophile>, followed by <chloride> departure.
Reaction with an <alcohol> can give a benzoate <ester>, while an appropriate <amine> can give a benzamide. The common acyl-substitution pattern connects these two classes of product.
<Organic Chemistry by John McMurry>[Chapter21, Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: nucleophilic acyl substitution]{ref}
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