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Q. $ {{(C{{H}_{3}}CO)}_{2}}O+HCl\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}X+C{{H}_{3}}COH; $ compound X is

Rajasthan PETRajasthan PET 2003

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$ \underset{acetic\text{ }anhydride}{\mathop{{{(C{{H}_{3}}CO)}_{2}}O}}\,+HCl\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\underset{acetyl\text{ }chloride}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COCl}}\, $ $ +C{{H}_{3}}COOH $