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Drug called 'Heroin' is synthesized by...

Drug called 'Heroin' is synthesized by

A

Nitration of morphine

B

Methylation of morphine

C

Acetylation of morphine

D

Glycosylation of morphine

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C
Heroin, commonly called smack and is chemically diacetylmorphine which is synthesized by acetylation of morphine.
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