Question

Primary amines react with benzoyl chloride to give

• A. benzamides
• B. ethanamides
• C. imides
• D. imines

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Primary amines react with benzoyl chloride to give benzamides and the reaction is known as benzoylation.
$\underset{\text{Mcthanamine}}{C{H}_{3}N{H}_2}+\underset{\text{Benzoyl chloride}}{C_6{H}_{5}COCl}\to \underset{\text{N- Methylbenzamide}}{C{H}_{3}NHCO{C}_6{H}_5+HCl}$