Drug called 'Heroin' is synthesized by

nitration of morphine

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methylation of morphine

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acetylation of morphine

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glycosylation of morphine

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The correct option is C acetylation of morphine
Heroin is chemically called diacetylmorphine.

It is obtained by the acetylation of morphine which is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant Papaver somniferum.

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