Question

With the correct choice of acid, acid hydrolysis of ethanamide could produce A) ethanoic acid and ammonium chloride. B) ethanoic acid and methylamine. C) ethanol and ammonia. D) acetaldehyde and ammonium hydroxide. E) formic acid and ethylamine

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Ethanoic acid and ammonium chloride.

Explanation:

Amides go through acid hydrolysis to produce carboxylic acid and ammonia by heating in aqueous acid. The acid hydrolysis reaction is produced through the nucleophilic addition of water to the protonated amide, then comes the transference of a proton from the oxygen to the nitrogen to make nitrogen a better leaving group, and finally, the subsequent elimination (see attachment).

In this case, the products formed with the reaction of ethanamide and aqueous HCl will be ethanoic acid and ammonium chloride.