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GYANA VIKASH ACADEMY

Amines and Diazonium salts DPP-01

1. Which of the following will not undergo Hoffmann 6. Identify (C) in the following reaction.
bromamide reaction? OH −
C2H5I ⎯⎯⎯ NaCN
→ (A) ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Partial Hydrolysis
→
O
|| (B) ⎯⎯⎯⎯
Br2 / NaOH
→ (C)
(1) Ph − C − NH − Br O
||
(1) EtNH2 (2) Et − C− NHBr
O
||
(3) Et − C − NBr2 (4) CH3COOH
(2)

7. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
(i) LiAlH 4
(ii) 2CH3 – Cl
→ (A)
(major)
(3)
O
|| Hence (A) is
(4) CH3 − C− NH 2 (1) N-methyl aniline
(2) N-methyl benzyl amine
2. An isocyanide on reduction with hydrogen in the (3) N, N-dimethyl aniline
presence of platinum gives.
(4) N, N-dimethyl benzyl amine
(1) Amide
(2) Primary amine
(3) Secondary amine
(4) Alcohol 8. ⎯⎯⎯
NH3
Et OH
→'A'

3. Best method for preparing primary amines from alkyl

halides without changing the no. of carbon atoms in The product ‘A’ of the above reaction is :
the chain is
(1) Sandmeyer reaction (1)
(2) Reaction with ammonia
(3) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
(4) Hoffmann bromamide reaction

4. Gabriel phthalimide reaction is used for the (2)

preparation of
(1) Aliphatic primary amines
(2) Secondary amines
(3) Primary aromatic amines (3)
(4) Tertiary amines

5. Acetamide ⎯⎯⎯
PO

→ (A) ⎯⎯⎯
24[H]
5
→ (B) ; B is
(1) CH3NH2 (4)
(2) CH3CH2NH2
(3) CH3NC
(4) CH3COOH
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Na + C H OH
9. Which of the following will not undergo Hoffmann 13. CH3CN ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 2 5 →X
Bromamide reaction? The compound X is
O (1) CH3CONH2
|| (2) CH3CH2NH2
(1) Ph − C − NH − Br
(3) C2H6
O (4) CH3NHCH3

NH2 14. Tertiary amine is obtained in the reaction

(2) CH I CH I
(1) Aniline ⎯⎯⎯
3 → ⎯⎯⎯
3→
CH I
O (2) Aniline ⎯⎯⎯
3→

(3) Nitrobenzene ⎯⎯⎯⎯ →

Sn/HCl

NH CH3 (4) None of the above

(3)
15. When methyl iodide is heated with ammonia, the
O product obtained is
|| (1) Methylamine
(4) CH3 − C − NH 2 (2) Dimethylamine
(3) Trimethylamine
O (4) A mixture of the above three amines
15
NH2 16. Gabriel phthalimide reaction is used in the synthesis of
Br
10. ⎯⎯⎯2 → (A); Product (A) is:
KOH (1) Primary aromatic amines
(2) Secondary amines
15 (3) Primary aliphatic amines
(1) Ph − NH 2 (4) Tertiary amines
15
(2) Ph − CH 2 − NH 2 17. The reaction: [C2H5Br + NH3] is in fact an example of
(3) Ph – CO2H (1) Ammonolysis only
(4) Ph – CH2 – OH (2) Nucleophilic substitution only
(3) Ammonolysis as well as nucleophilic substitution
(4) None of the these
CH3CH 2CONH 2 ⎯⎯⎯→
NaOH
11. Br
A,
2
(1) Turns blue litmus to red 18. Starting from propanoic acid, the following reactions
were carried out
(2) Turns red litmus to blue NH3
Propanoic acid ⎯⎯⎯ ⎯→ X ⎯⎯⎯ →
SOCl2
(3) Does not affect the litmus
Br + KOH
(4) Decolourise the litmus Y ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
2 →Z
What is the compound Z
12. Ethanamine can be obtained if the following (1) CH3—CH2—Br
compound is heated with [KOH + Br2] (2) CH3—CH2—NH2
(1) Ethanamide
(2) Methanamide (3)
(3) Propionamide
(4) All the above (4) CH3—CH2—CH2—NH2
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Answer Key
1. (2) 10. (1)
2. (3) 11. (2)
3. (3) 12. (3)
4. (1) 13. (2)
5. (2) 14. (1)
6. (1) 15. (4)
7. (4) 16. (3)
8. (3) 17. (3)
9. (3) 18. (2)