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Using ethanol and sodium or potassium cyanide as the sources of the carbon atoms, along with any necessary inorganic reagents, show how you could prepare each of the following:

a. Acetyl chloride
b. Acetic anhydride
c. Ethyl acetate
d. Acetamide
e. 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid

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Answer:

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Using ethanol and sodium or potassium cyanide as the sources of the carbon atoms, along-example-1
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