Question

Acetic anhydride is obtained from acetyl chloride by the reaction of ____________.

Options

• P₂O₅

• H₂SO₄

• CH₃COONa

• CH₃COOH

Answer 1

Acetic anhydride is obtained from acetyl chloride by the reaction of CH₃COONa.

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{................}\ce{O}\phantom{................}\ce{O}\phantom{.................}\ce{O}\phantom{.......}\ce{O}\phantom{.......................}\\
\phantom{.................}||\phantom{.................}||\phantom{.................}||\phantom{........}||\phantom{........................}\\
\ce{\underset{Sodium acetate}{CH3 - C - ONa} + \underset{Acetyl chloride}{CH3 - C - Cl} ->[\Delta] \underset{Acetic anhydride}{CH3 - C - O - C - CH3} + NaCl}
\end{array}\]