JEE Main Chemistry question

Acetic anhydride reacts with diethyl ether in the presence of anhydrous to give **[JCECE 2010]**

(A)
(B)CH_3CH_2COOCH_2CH_3
(C)
(D)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

With anhydrous as a Lewis-acid catalyst, acetic anhydride reacts with diethyl ether by cleaving one C–O bond of the ether; an ethyl group is transferred to the

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