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N-methylbenzamide, $C X_{6} H X_{5} - CO - NH - CH X_{3}$ , is refluxed with dilute HCl. The products are

Abenzamide and methanol
Bbenzylamine and formic acid
Cbenzaldehyde and methylamine
Dbenzoic acid and methylammonium chloride

Answer: D

Acid hydrolysis of an amide cleaves the C-N bond:

C X_{6} H X_{5} CONHCH X_{3} + H X_{2} O + HCl C X_{6} H X_{5} COOH + CH X_{3} NH X_{3} X^{+} Cl X^{-}

. The amine is protonated and not free.

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