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Acetyl chloride reacts with 2 equiv of diethylamine. The organic product is

  1. AN,N-diethylacetamide
  2. Bethyl acetate
  3. CN-ethylacetamide
  4. Dtriethylamine

Answer: A

The amine nitrogen attacks the acyl chloride and leaves. The second equivalent of amine takes up HCl as diethylammonium chloride. The organic product is the tertiary amide N,N-diethylacetamide.
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