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13 June, 18:11

Explain why we did not synthesize acetanilide by refluxing a mixture of aniline and

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  1. 13 June, 18:33
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    If we directly refluxed the mixture of aniline and acetic anhydride, the acetylation could occur multiple times, resulting in a multi acetylated compound.

    In order to prevent this problem, the aniline is first converted to a soluble salt. Now it can then be acetylated at manageable slow rates.
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