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Amines

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Chemistry

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1. Structure, Nature, and Classification of Amines

  • Amines are derivatives of ammonia obtained by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms of ammonia by alkyl or aryl groups.
  • Amines are classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary depending on how many hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced.
  • Amines are sp3 hybridised and have pyramidal geometry because nitrogen has one unshared pair of electrons.
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2. Nomenclature of Amines

  • In the common system, aliphatic amines are named as alkylamine, for example methylamine and ethylamine.
  • For secondary and tertiary amines, di- or tri- is used when the groups are the same.
  • In the IUPAC system, primary amines are named as alkanamines.
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3. Preparation of Amines

  • Amines are prepared by reduction of nitro compounds, ammonolysis of alkyl halides, reduction of nitriles, reduction of amides, Gabriel phthalimide synthesis, and Hoffmann bromamide degradation.
  • Reduction of nitro compounds gives amines; iron scrap and hydrochloric acid are preferred because FeCl2 formed gets hydrolysed to release hydrochloric acid during the reaction.
  • Ammonolysis is the reaction of alkyl halides with ethanolic ammonia in a sealed tube at 373 K.
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4. Physical Properties and Basicity

  • The lower aliphatic amines are gases with fishy odour.
  • Primary amines with three or more carbon atoms are liquids, and still higher ones are solids.
  • Aniline and other arylamines are usually colourless but become coloured on storage due to atmospheric oxidation.

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Amines have nitrogen as a trivalentAmines are classified as primaryAliphatic amines are named by commonImportant methods include reduction of nitroAlkyl halides react with ammonia

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