Ammonia reacts with acetyl chloride (CH3COCI) to give acetamide (CH3CONH2). Identify the bonds...

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Ammonia reacts with acetyl chloride (CH3COCI) to give acetamide (CH3CONH2). Identify the bonds broken and formed in each step of the reaction, and draw curved arrows to represent the flow of electrons in eachstep.

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H3C Cl
O
N
HH
H
H3C
Cl
O
N
H
H
H
NH3
H3C
O
N
H
H
H
NH3
N
H
H H
Cl Cl
H3C
O
N
H
H
+  NH4Cl
1. C=O broken
to C-O 
2.C-N bond is formed
1. C-O converted to
to C=O 
2.C-Cl bond is broken
1. N-H bond broken
2. N-H bond formed

Ammonia reacts with acetyl chloride (CH3COCI) to give acetamide (CH3CONH2). Identify the bonds broken and formed in each step of the reaction, and draw curved arrows to represent the flow of electrons...

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