Q. Acetic anhydride is prepared in the laboratory by heating sodium acetate with
A) Ethyl chloride
B) Acetyl chloride
C) Conc. $H_{2}SO_{4}$
D) Zinc dust
Explanation
(b)
$CH_{3}COCl + CH_{3}COONa \rightarrow \left( CH_{3}CO \right)_{2}O + NaCl$
Acetylchloride sod. acetate acetic anhydride
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