Preparation of acetonitrile

First published at 15:54 UTC on June 12th, 2018.
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We first prepare acetamide by the reaction of acetic acid and urea, then purify this and use it together with phosphorus pentoxide to prepare acetonitrile, a useful solvent and reagent.

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