Which of the following are true statements about the above reaction and its mechanism ?

Question

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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 carbonyl group


b) On the acyl chloride, A curved arrow should be drawn from the Cl atom pointing to the electrons of the C−Cl bond


c) The acyl chloride is a lewis base


d) NH3 is a lewis base


e) This is an addition elimination reaction

Answer 1

a, d and e are true.