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Select all correct statements about the compound shown.

  1. AIt gives a coloured complex with neutral ferric chloride
  2. BHydrolysis yields an aromatic amine
  3. CHydrolysis cleaves an ester linkage
  4. DHydrolysis yields acetic acid

Answer: A, B, D

The compound shown is paracetamol. It contains a phenolic OH (colour with FeCl3) and an amide, not an ester. Hydrolysis cleaves the amide to 4-aminophenol (an aromatic amine) and acetic acid.
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