Question

Drug called 'Heroin' is synthesized by :
(1) methylation of morphine
(2) acetylation of morphine
(3) glycosylation of morphine
(4) nitration of morphine

Answer 1

Answer:

option 2. acetylation of morphine

Explanation:

Herion is a chemically diacetylmorphine which is obtained by the acetylation of morphine extracted from latex of Papaver somniferum