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Exactly 2 mol of ammonia react with 1 mol of acetic anhydride. The products are

  1. Aammonium acetate only
  2. Bacetonitrile and water
  3. Cacetamide and acetic acid
  4. Dacetamide and ammonium acetate

Answer: D

The first attacks and the acetate leaving group departs, giving acetamide and acetic acid. The second mole of is a base and converts acetic acid to ammonium acetate, so the products are acetamide and ammonium acetate.
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