DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

NACHARAM/ MAHENDRA HILLS/ NADERGUL

QUESTION BANK

CLASS: XII
SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY
TOPIC: AMINES

SHORT ANSWERS TYPE QUESTIONS (2 marks each)

1) Explain why CH3NH2 is stronger base than CH3OH?
2) Arrange the following in increasing order of basic strength:
a. Aniline, p-nitroaniline and p-toluidine
b. C6H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, C6H5CH2NH2.
3) Illustrate the following with one example:
i) Carbylamine reaction ii) Diazotization
4) Describe the test for identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Also write
the chemical equations of the reactions involved.
5) Arrange the following in the increasing order of given property :
(i) C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, (C2H5)3N and NH3, (Basic strength in aqueous solution).
(ii) C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, (C2H5)3N and CH3NH2. (Basic strength ingaseous phase).
6) Arrange the following in the increasing order of given property :
(i) Aniline, p-toluidine, p-nitroaniline. (Basic strength).
(ii) NH4+, C6H5NH3+, p–F–C6H5NH3+. (Acid strength).
7) Identify the products B, C in the following reaction
8) Write IUPAC names of following amines

SHORT ANSWERS TYPE QUESTIONS (3 marks each)

1) How will you convert
(i) Benzene into aniline
(ii) Benzene into N, N-dimethylaniline
(iii) Cl–(CH2)4–Cl into hexan-1,6-di-amine?
2) An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms
compound ‘B’ which on heating with Br2 and KOH forms a compound ‘C’ of molecular
formula C6H7N. Write the structures and IUPAC names of compounds A, B and C.
3) Arrange the following in
i) decreasing order of basic strength in gas phase: C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, (C2H5)3N and NH3
ii) increasing order of boiling point: C2H5OH, (CH3)2NH, C2H5NH2
iii) increasing order of solubility in water: C6H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, C2H5NH2.
4) Accomplish the following conversions:
(i) Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid
(ii) Benzene to m-bromophenol
(iii) Benzoic acid to aniline

5) Write the products formed in the following sequence of reactions :

6) Write the products formed in the following sequence of reactions :

LONG ANSWERS TYPE QUESTIONS – (5 MARKS Each)

1) Giving an example of each, describe the following reactions :
(i) Hoffman bromamide reaction
(ii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
(iii) Gatterman reaction
(iv) Coupling reaction
(v) Hoffman’s ammonolysis
2) Explain why :
(i) The C–N–C bond angle in trimethyl amine is 108°
(ii) The quaternary ammonium salts having four different alkyl groups
are optically active
(iii) Alkylamines are more basic than ammonia
(iv) Aniline can not be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
(v) Garbriel phthalimide synthesis is preferably used for synthesising
primary amines.
3) Explain Why:
i) Amines have lower boiling point than alcohols of comparable molecular masses.
ii) 1° Amines have higher boiling points than 2° amines which in turn, are higher boiling than
3° amines.
iii) The pKb value of benzeneamine is 9.33 while that of ammonia is 4.75.
iV) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
V) Aniline readily forms 2, 4, 6-tribromoaniline on reaction with bromine water.