Amines — Chapter Summary

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