Chemical Reactions of Amines

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Chemical Reactions of Amines: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Carbylamine Reaction, Alkylation of Amines, Hinsberg's Test, Acylation of Amines, Reaction of Amines with Nitrous Acid, Test for Primary Amines, Hoffmann Exhaustive Methylation and, Hoffmann Mustard Oil Reaction

Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Amines

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Identify A, B, C and D in the following process :

(i)   C H 3 C H 2 Cl NaCN A Ni / H 2 reduction B

(ii)   C 6 H 5 N H 2   NaN O 2 / HCl C C 6 H 5 N H 2 / O H D

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The products of the following chemical reactions are,

    i C2H5NH2+C6H5SO2Cl

   ii C2H5NH2+HNO2

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The products of the following chemical reactions are

(i)  C2H5NH2+C6H5SO2Cl

(ii)  C2H5NH2+HNO2H2O

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The increasing order of basic strengths in their aqueous solutions is

 NH3,  CH3NH2,   (CH3)2NH,  (CH3)3N

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Which of the following chemical test can distinguish between methylamine and dimethylamine?

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Which of the following chemical test can distinguish between methylamine and dimethylamine?

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State which of the following statements are true:

(i)   p K b  value for aniline is less than that for methylamine.

(ii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to give a precipitate of ferric hydroxide.

(iii) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.

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State which of the following statements are true:

(i)   p K b value for aniline is less than that for methylamine.

(ii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to give a precipitate of ferric hydroxide.

(iii) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.

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 The order of basic strength in gas phase of the following compound would be:

  i) C 2 H 5 NH 2 , ii) (C 2 H 5 ) 2 NH, iii) (C 2 H 5 ) 3 Nand iv) CH 3 NH 2 .

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 The order of basic strength in gas phase of the following compound would be:

  i) C 2 H 5 NH 2 , ii) (C 2 H 5 ) 2 NH, iii) (C 2 H 5 ) 3 Nand iv) CH 3 NH 2 .

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The following pairs of computes can be distinguished by which of the following tests:

 (i) Ethylamine and aniline

(ii) Aniline and N-methylaniline

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The following pairs of compounds can be distinguished by which of the following tests:

(i) Ethyl amine and aniline

(ii) Aniline and N-methyl aniline

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The test that is done for the differentiation of primary amines from secondary and tertiary amine is:

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 (i) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts Reaction.

(ii) Aliphatic amines are stronger bases than aromatic amines.

State if the above two statements are true or false:

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In the chemical reaction:
CH 3 CH 2 NH2+ CHCl 3 + 3 KOH A + B + 3 H 2 O , the compound (A) and (B) are respectively:

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Which one of the following is the strongest base in aqueous solution?

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Amongst the following the most basic compound is –

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Amongst the following the most basic compound is:

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The correct order of increasing basic nature for the bases   N H 3 ,C H 3 N H 2 and   ( C H 3 ) 2 NH is –

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The correct order of increasing basic nature for the bases  NH3,CH3NH2 and  (CH3)2NH is: