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Can anyone please explain me the mechanism of the reaction of CH3–CO–NH2 with SOCl2.

Can anyone please explain me the mechanism of the reaction of CH3–CO–NH2 with SOCl2.

Grade:12th pass

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Bhavya
askIITians Faculty 1281 Points
7 years ago
Dear student
Can you tell me which is that step that you are unable to understand.

Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
In
 CH3–CO–NH2 the Oxygen atom would always get away with SOCL2 and SO2 gas would be released with H atom of NH2+ with reaining Cl the produt would be HCL.
And therfore CH3 – CN would form as a final product.

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