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Acetamide is boiled with aqueous NaOH. The gas evolved and the salt formed are

A $CH X_{3} NH X_{2}$ and $CH X_{3} COONa$
B $N X_{2}$ and $CH X_{3} COONa$
C $NH X_{3}$ and $CH X_{3} CH X_{2} ONa$
D $NH X_{3}$ and $CH X_{3} COONa$

Answer: D

Hydroxide attacks the amide carbonyl and the amide nitrogen leaves as

NH X_{3}

after proton transfer; the acid formed is converted to its sodium salt:

CH X_{3} CONH X_{2} + NaOH CH X_{3} COONa + NH X_{3}

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