VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    When acetamide is hydrolysed by boiling with acid, the product obtained is

    A)  acetic acid

    B)  ethyl amine

    C)  ethanol

    D)  acetamide

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     In presence of dil \[HCl\], acetamide is hydrolysed by boiling, the product obtained is acetic acid\[(C{{H}_{3}}COOH)\]. \[C{{H}_{3}}CON{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\xrightarrow{{}}C{{H}_{3}}COOH+N{{H}_{3}}\] \[C{{H}_{3}}CON{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O+HCl\to C{{H}_{3}}COOH+N{{H}_{4}}Cl\]


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