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Strong heating of ammonium salts of dicarboxylic acids leads to the formation of cyclic imides.

  1. COOH + NH3
  2. COONH4
  3. CONH2
  4. CONH2 + NH3

Correct answer: CONH2

Solution

When ammonium salts of dicarboxylic acids are strongly heated, they undergo dehydration to form cyclic imides, which have the functional group -CONH-. This matches option C.

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