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COMEDK · Chemistry · 29. Amines

A nitrogen containing organic compound gave an oily liquid on heating with bromine and potassium hydroxide solution. On shaking the product with acetic anhydride, an antipyretic drug was obtaine(d) The reactions indicate that the starting compound is

  1. A acetamide
  2. B nitrobenzene
  3. C aniline
  4. D benzamide
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(D) benzamide

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An organic compound gives oily liquid on heating with bromine and potassium hydroxide solution. On shaking with acetic anhydride, an antipyretic drug acetanilide obtained is benzamide.