Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 136

Question: Ethyl amine on acetylation gives [BHU 2002; BVP 2003]

Options:

A) N-ethyl acetamide

B) Acetamide

C) Methyl acetamide

D) None

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ CH_3CH_2NH_2+CH_3COCl\to \underset{N\text{ Ethyl acetanilide}}{\mathop{CH_3CH_2NHCOCH_3+HCl}}, $