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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: GloW on November 09, 2006, 01:09:14 AM

Title: p-nitro acetanilide to p-nitro aniline
Post by: GloW on November 09, 2006, 01:09:14 AM

Hi there,

Can somebody show me the mechanism of p-nitro acetanilide forming p-nitro aniline by adding HCL + water and NH₃ (ammonia, base)? It should be a hydrolysis reaction rite? please help.. thanks!

Title: Re: p-nitro acetanilide to p-nitro aniline
Post by: FeLiXe on November 12, 2006, 08:25:51 AM

acid: H+ goes to the nitrogen, water to the carbonyl C -> split

base: OH- attacks the carbonyl C, H+ of water goes to the nitrogen -> split

Title: Re: p-nitro acetanilide to p-nitro aniline
Post by: GloW on November 13, 2006, 10:05:02 PM

Got it! Thanks alot!!!