Multiple choice

Aniline reacts with acetic anhydride to form acetanilide. This reaction is known as ____________.

  1. Schotten Baumann reaction

  2. Ullmann reaction

  3. Gomberg reaction

  4. Sandmeyer reaction

  5. None of these
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Explanation

This option is correct because in acid chloride or acid anhydride, the H-atom of amino group is acylated, i.e. replaced by acyl group. This reaction is called Schotten Baumann reaction. 

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