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Acetyl chloride (ethanoyl chloride) reacts with aniline (aminobenzene) to give acetanilide (N-phenylethanamide) and phenylammonium ion chloride.

This acylation reaction involves nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl function followed by elimination. The overall effect is nucleophilic substitution.

2
  +  
CH3COCl
         
  +  
  +  
Cl–
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Aniline     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetyl chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetanilide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Phenylammonium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chloride ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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