Ethyl amine on acetylation gives

Question

Ethyl amine on acetylation gives (A) N-ethyl acetamide (B) acetamide (C) methyl acetamide (D) None of the above

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Primary and secondary amines (which contain replaceable hydrogen atoms) react with acid chloride or acid anhydride to form substituted amides. Ethyl amine on acetylation gives N-ethyl acetamide. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/1c6479f9c837dc48b40de87c27e35efd-.png" />

Q. Ethyl amine on acetylation gives

N-ethyl acetamide

acetamide

methyl acetamide

None of the above

Primary and secondary amines (which contain replaceable hydrogen atoms) react with acid chloride or acid anhydride to form substituted amides.
Ethyl amine on acetylation gives $N$ -ethyl acetamide.