Acetylation of a secondary amine in alkaline medium yields

Question

Acetylation of a secondary amine in alkaline medium yields (A) N, N-dialkyl acetamide (B) N, N-dialkyl amine (C) N, N-dialkyl amide (D) acetyl dialkyl amine

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underset textSecondary amineR 2 NH + underset text Acetyl chlorideCH 3 COCl arrow underset textN, N, dialkyl acetamideR 2 NCO ⋅ CH 3

Q. Acetylation of a secondary amine in alkaline medium yields

N, N-dialkyl acetamide

N, N-dialkyl amine

N, N-dialkyl amide

acetyl dialkyl amine

$Secondary amine R_{2} N H + Acetyl chloride C H_{3} COCl \to N, N, dialkyl acetamide R_{2} NCO \cdot C H_{3}$

Q. Acetylation of a secondary amine in alkaline medium yields

N, N-dialkyl acetamide

N, N-dialkyl amine

N, N-dialkyl amide

acetyl dialkyl amine

Secondary amineR2​NH​+ Acetyl chlorideCH3​COCl​→N, N, dialkyl acetamideR2​NCO⋅CH3​​

$Secondary amine R_{2} N H + Acetyl chloride C H_{3} COCl \to N, N, dialkyl acetamide R_{2} NCO \cdot C H_{3}$