JEE Main Chemistry question
When acetamide is hydrolysed by boiling with acid, the product formed is:
Answer: (A)
Solution
Acid hydrolysis of an amide gives the carboxylic acid (and the ammonium salt); acetamide yields acetic acid.
When acetamide is hydrolysed by boiling with acid, the product formed is:
Acid hydrolysis of an amide gives the carboxylic acid (and the ammonium salt); acetamide yields acetic acid.