Question

Convert acetic acid to acetamide.

Answer 1

Ammonium acetate is produced when ammonia (NH₃) is added to acetic acid (CH₃COOH). Acetamide is created when ammonium acetate breaks down under intense heat.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{O}\phantom{............................}\ce{O}\phantom{....................}\ce{O}\phantom{.......}\\
||\phantom{.............................}||\phantom{....................}||\phantom{.......}\\
\ce{\underset{(Acetic acid)}{CH3 - C - OH} + \underset{(Ammonia)}{NH3} <=> \underset{(Ammonium acetate)}{CH3 - C - ONH4} ->[\Delta] \underset{(Acetamide)}{CH3 - C - NH2} + H2O}\\
\end{array}\]