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Question
Identify the compounds [A], [B] and [C] in the following reaction:
\[\ce{CH3COOH ->[NH3][\Delta] [A] ->[Br2 + KOH] [B] ->[CHCl3 + NaOH_{(alc)}] [C]}\]
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Solution
\[\ce{CH3COOH ->[NH3][\Delta] \underset{[A]}{\underset{acetamide}{CH3CONH2}} ->[Br2 + KOH] \underset{[B]}{\underset{Methyl amine}{CH3NH2}} ->[CHCl3 + NaOH_{(alc)}] \underset{[C]}{\underset{Methyl isocyanide}{CH3N ≡ C}}}\]
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