RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Acetic anhydride is prepared in the laboratory by heating sodium acetate with

    A)  ethyl chloride     

    B)  acetyl chloride

    C)  cone \[{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}\]        

    D)  zinc dust

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     In laboratory, acetic anhydride is prepared by heating sodium acetate with acetyl chloride. \[C{{H}_{3}}COONa+\underset{acetyl\text{ }chloride}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COCl}}\,\xrightarrow[-NaCl]{\Delta }\] \[\underset{acetic\text{ }anhydride}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COOCOC{{H}_{3}}}}\,\]


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