A compound with molecular mass 180 is acylated with CH3COCl to get with a compound molecular mass 390. What is the number of amino groups present per molecule of the former compound?
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Solution
For 1oneNH2→14+2=16 It turns into NH−COCH3→14+1+12+16+12+3=58⇒58−16=42units
So for every NH2, there will be an increase of 42g after acylation.