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  • Methylamine and Acetyl Chloride Reaction: Product & Mechanism
    The reaction of methylamine with acetyl chloride proceeds via nucleophilic acyl substitution mechanism to form N-methylacetamide as a product.

    Reaction:

    $$CH_3NH_2 + CH_3COCl → CH_3CONHCH_3 + HCl$$

    In this reaction, the nitrogen atom of methylamine acts as a nucleophile and attacks the carbonyl carbon of acetyl chloride. This leads to the formation of a new bond between nitrogen and carbonyl carbon, and breaking of the carbon-chlorine bond of acetyl chloride.

    The product of this reaction is N-methylacetamide, which is an amide derived from acetic acid and methylamine.

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