KV TIRUMALAGIRI

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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY TOPIC: AMINES

1. Write IUPAC names of the following: 3

a) (CH3)3CNH2

b) m-BrC6H4NH2

c) (CH3CH2)2NCH3

2. Write the structures of the following: 3

a) Allylamine

b) N,N-Diethylbutan-1-amine

c) N,N-Dimethylbenzenamine

3. Write equations to illustrate the following named reactions: 5

a) Hoffmann Bromamide reaction

b) Carbylamine reaction

c) Sandmeyer’s reaction

d) Diazotisation reaction

e) Coupling reaction

f) Gabriel Phthalimide Reaction

4. Write the products in the following reactions: 3

a) C6H5N2Cl + H2O

b) C6H5N2Cl + H3PO2 +H2O

c) C6H5NH2 + Br2 + H2O

5. How do you distinguish between the following pairs of compounds? 4

a) Methylamine and dimethylamine

b) Ethylamine and aniline

c) Secondary and tertiary amine

d) Methylamine and Benzoic acid
6. Give reasons for the following. 5
a) Aniline does not undergo Friedal-Craft reaction.

b) Primary amines have have higher boiling points than tertiary amines of similar molar mass.

c) pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine.

d) Although amino group is o- and p- directing in aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions, aniline
on nitration gives a substantial amount of m-nitroaniline.

e) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is preferred for synthesising primary amines.

9. How do you carry out the following conversions? 5

a) Ethanoic acid to methanamine

b) Aniline to benzoic acid

c) Aniline to p-bromoaniline

d) Nitroethane to ethanol

e) Ethyl chloride to propan-1-amine

10. Arrange the following in increasing order of the property mentioned: 2

a) (C2H5)2NH , NH3, C2H5NH2 , (C2H5)3N -Basic character in aqueous solutions

b) Aniline, p- nitroaniline and p-toluidine – Basic character