Acetanilide can be obtained by the:

benzoylation of aniline

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alkylation of nitrobenzene

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acetylation of aniline

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reaction between acetaldehyde and aniline

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Solution

The correct option is C acetylation of aniline
When aniline is heated with acetic anhydride in pyridine, it forms N-phenylacetamide which is also known as acetanilide.

$C_{6} H_{5} - N H_{2} A n i l i n e A c e t i c a n h y d r i d e - --------- \to P y r i d i n e C_{6} H_{5} N H C O C H_{3} A c e t a n i l i d e + C H_{3} C O O H$

Option C is correct.

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