Drug called ‘Heroin’ is synthesized by:

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Drug called ‘Heroin’ is synthesized by:

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine, is a semi-synthetic opioid. It is synthesized by the acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of the poppy plant Papaver somniferum.

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Drug called ‘Heroin’ is synthesized by:

A

methylation of morphine

B

acetylation of morphine

C

glycosylation of morphine

D

nitration of morphine

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