Amines
Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Chemistry
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Amines are organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacing one, two, or all three hydrogen atoms with alkyl or aryl groups. They are important in nature and industry, and they appear in proteins, vitamins, alkaloids, hormones, medicines, fibres, dyes, and surfactants. The chapter covers their st
Key Concepts
Amines have nitrogen as a trivalent
Amines have nitrogen as a trivalent atom with one unshared pair of electrons. The nitrogen is sp3 hybridised and the geometry is pyramidal. Because of
Amines are classified as primary
Amines are classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary depending on whether one, two, or three hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by alkyl or ar
Aliphatic amines are named by common
Aliphatic amines are named by common names as alkylamines and by IUPAC as alkanamines. Aromatic primary amines include aniline, which is an accepted c
Important methods include reduction of nitro
Important methods include reduction of nitro compounds, ammonolysis of alkyl halides, reduction of nitriles, reduction of amides, Gabriel phthalimide
Alkyl halides react with ammonia
Alkyl halides react with ammonia in a sealed tube at 373 K to form a mixture of primary, secondary, tertiary amines, and quaternary ammonium salt. Pri
Learning Objectives
- Describe amines as derivatives of ammonia with pyramidal geometry
- Classify amines as primary, secondary, and tertiary
- Name amines by common and IUPAC systems
- Explain important methods of preparation of amines
- Compare the physical and chemical properties of amines
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