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

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    Acetamide reacts with \[{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\] (phosphorus pentaoxide) to give                   [AFMC 1997]

    A)                 Methyl cyanide

    B)                 Methyl cyanate

    C)                 Ethyl cyanide    

    D)                 Ethyl isocyanate

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    \[C{{H}_{3}}-CO-N{{H}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}}C{{H}_{3}}-C\equiv N+{{H}_{2}}O\]


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