JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    Hydrolysis of acetamide produces [DPMT 1984; MP PMT 1994; MP PET 2001]

    A)                 Acetic acid          

    B)                 Acetaldehyde

    C)                 Methylamine    

    D)                 Formic acid

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    \[\underset{\text{Acetamide}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-CO-N{{H}_{2}}}}\,\underset{{{H}_{2}}O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Hydrolysis}}}}\,\underset{\text{Acetic}\,\,\text{acid}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COOH}}\,+N{{H}_{3}}\]


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