RAJASTHAN PMT Rajasthan - PMT Solved Paper-2006

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    Acetic acid and \[{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\] reacts to produce which of the following?

    A)  Acetic anhydride            

    B)         Acetaldehyde

    C)         Phosphoric acid              

    D)         Acetone

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Acetic acid on dehydration produce acetic anhydride. \[{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\] is a dehydrating agent it dehydrate \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH\] to anhydride                 \[\underset{Acetic\,\,acid}{\mathop{2C{{H}_{3}}COOH}}\,\xrightarrow[(-{{H}_{2}}O)]{{{P}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}}\underset{Acetic\,\,anhydride}{\mathop{{{(C{{H}_{3}}CO)}_{2}}O}}\,\]


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