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How will you bring about the conversion of acetic acid to acetamide? |
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Answer» SOLUTION :Carboxylic ACIDS react with ammonia to form AMMONIUM salt which on further heating high temperature gives amides. `underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-OH)+NH_(3)tounderset("Ammonium acetate")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-O^(-)NH_(4)^(+))overset(Delta)tounderset("Acetamide")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-NH_(2))+H_(2)O` |
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