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Question: Ethyl amine on acetylation gives...

Ethyl amine on acetylation gives

A

N-ethyl acetamide

B

Acetamide

C

Methyl acetamide

D

None

Answer

N-ethyl acetamide

Explanation

Solution

CH3CH2NH2⥂+CH3COCl⥂⥂⥂⥂→⥂⥂CH3CH2NHCOCH3+HClN Ethyl acetanilideCH_{3}CH_{2}NH_{2} ⥂ + CH_{3}COCl ⥂ ⥂ ⥂ ⥂ \rightarrow ⥂ ⥂ \underset{N\text{ Ethyl acetanilide}}{CH_{3}CH_{2}NHCOCH_{3} + HCl}