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Why does the reactivity of `NH_(2)` get reduced in acetanilide ?

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To understand why the reactivity of the `NH2` group is reduced in acetanilide, we can break down the explanation into several steps: ### Step 1: Structure of Acetanilide Acetanilide is an organic compound with the following structure: - It consists of an aniline (benzene ring with an `NH2` group) where the `NH2` group is acetylated (attached to a carbonyl group `C=O` and a methyl group `CH3`). - The structure can be represented as: ``` O ...
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