Q2 / 120 · VITEEE 2008 · Chemistry

When acetamide is hydrolysed by boiling with acid, the product obtained is:

Correct answer
A
acetic acid
B
ethyl amine
C
ethanol
D
acetamide

Solution

Amides are hydrolysed rapidly by acids to produce carboxylic acid and ammonium salt; $\mathrm{RCONH}_{2} \stackrel{\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{RCOOH}+\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}$ Hence acetamide will give acetic acid on hydrolysis.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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