A student has planned to prepare acetanilide from aniline using acetic anhydride.

The student has started from 9.3 g of aniline. However, the student has managed to obtain 11 g of acetanilide.

The % yield of this reaction is: [2026]

Question

A student has planned to prepare acetanilide from aniline using acetic anhydride.

The student has started from 9.3 g of aniline. However, the student has managed to obtain 11 g of acetanilide.

The % yield of this reaction is: [2026]

Smart Achievers · Accepted Answer

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$n = \frac{9.3}{93} = 0.1 n = \frac{11}{135} = 0.08148$

$% yield = \frac{0.08148}{0.1} \times 100 = 81.5 %$

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