1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. Reaction of aniline with acetic anhydride in presence of pyridine yields acetic acid and product 'X' . What is the total number of groups from the following, present in the compound 'X' ? -NO2 -NH-CO- -NH2 -COOH -CH3 -N=N- -CH2CH3 -C6H5 -OH

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. Reaction of aniline with acetic anhydride in presence of pyridine yields acetic acid and product $'X'$ .
What is the total number of groups from the following, present in the compound $'X'$ ?
$-NO_{2}$ $-NH-CO-$ $-NH_{2}$
$-COOH$ $-CH_{3}$ $-N=N-$
$-CH_{2}CH_{3}$ $-C_{6}H_{5}$ $-OH$

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2022

Solution:

Acetylation of aniline with acetic anhydride in presence of pyridine yields acetanilide $\left(\right.X\left.\right)$ and acetic acid.
Solution
Among the given groups, - $NH-CO-,-CH_{3}$ and - $C_{6}H_{5}$ are present in acetanilide.