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Organic Nitrogen Compounds

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Card 1Nitro Compounds

What is a nitro compound? How are they classified?

Answer

A nitro compound is formed when one hydrogen atom of a hydrocarbon is replaced by the -NO₂ group (R-NO₂). They are classified as: 1. Primary nitroalkanes: R-CH₂-NO₂ 2. Secondary nitroalkanes: R₂CH-NO₂

Card 2Nitro Compounds - Isomerism

Explain the tautomerism in primary and secondary nitroalkanes. Why don't tertiary nitroalkanes show tautomerism?

Answer

Primary and secondary nitroalkanes exhibit tautomerism between nitro-form and aci-form: R-CH₂-NO₂ ⇌ R-CH=N(OH)-O⁻ (nitro-form, less acidic) (aci-form, more acidic) Tertiary nitroalkanes do NOT show t

Card 3Nitro Compounds - Preparation

Prepare nitroethane from ethyl bromide in the laboratory.

Answer

Reaction: CH₃CH₂-Br + KNO₂ → CH₃CH₂-NO₂ + KBr Conditions: Ethanolic solution of potassium nitrite, heated (Δ) Mechanism: SN₂ nucleophilic substitution The bromide ion is displaced by the nitrite anion

Card 4Nitroarenes - Preparation

How is nitrobenzene prepared industrially? Write the equation.

Answer

Industrial Preparation - Direct Nitration: C₆H₆ + HNO₃ → C₆H₅-NO₂ + H₂O Conditions: Nitrating mixture (Conc. HNO₃ + Conc. H₂SO₄), temperature 330 K Mechanism: Electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS)

Card 5Nitro Compounds - Reduction

Reduce nitroethane to amine using Sn/HCl. Write the complete equation.

Answer

Reaction: CH₃CH₂-NO₂ + 6[H] → CH₃CH₂-NH₂ + 2H₂O Reductant: Sn/HCl or Fe/HCl (nascent hydrogen) Reduction Stages: R-NO₂ → R-N=O → R-NHOH → R-NH₂ (nitro) (nitroso) (hydroxylamine) (amine) Alternative:

Card 6Nitro Compounds - Isomerism

Calculate the number of isomers for C₄H₉NO₂ and name them.

Answer

Molecular formula C₄H₉NO₂ gives the following isomers: 1. Chain Isomerism: - CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂-NO₂ (1-nitrobutane) - CH₃CH(NO₂)CH₂CH₃ (2-nitrobutane) - CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)-NO₂ (1-nitro-2-methylpropane)

Card 7Amines - Fundamentals

What are amines? How are they classified?

Answer

Amines are organic derivatives of ammonia where one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by alkyl or aryl groups. Classification based on number of carbon groups attached: 1. Primary (1°) Amines: R-NH

Card 8Amines - Preparation

Prepare aniline from nitrobenzene. What reagents are used?

Answer

Reduction of Nitrobenzene to Aniline: C₆H₅-NO₂ + 6[H] → C₆H₅-NH₂ + 2H₂O Reduction Methods: 1. Sn/HCl or Fe/HCl (Laboratory method) 2. Ni/H₂ or Pd/H₂ at high temperature (Catalytic hydrogenation) 3. L

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Key topics in Organic Nitrogen Compounds include Mind map showing classification of nitro compounds into nitroalkanes (by primary, secondary, tertiary) and nitroarenes, Flowchart showing four types of isomerism in nitro compounds: chain, position, functional, and tautomerism, Flowchart showing five different methods for preparing nitroalkanes with their conditions and mechanisms. These are the concepts Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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