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The above is a reaction of ethanoyl chloride with ammonia. Ethanoyl chloride is a typical acyl chloride or acid chloride, R-COCl. Any other acyl chloride will react in the same way.
Which of the following are true statements about the above reaction and its mechanism ?
a) The lone pair of electrons on NH3 attack the carbon of the methyl group
b) On the acyl chloride, A curved arrow should be drawn from the electrons of the C−Cl bond pointing to the Cl atom.
c) The acyl chloride is a lewis acid
d) NH3 i s a lewis acid
e) This is an addition elimination reaction
2006-12-08
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