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Compounds of Carbon Containing Nitrogen

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Chemistry

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Amines: Classification and Nomenclature

  • Amines are classified as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°) based on the number of alkyl/aryl groups attached to nitrogen.
  • Primary amines have one R group, secondary have two, and tertiary have three.
  • Quaternary ammonium salts have four R groups and a positive charge on nitrogen.
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Preparation of Amines

  • Primary amines can be prepared from alkyl halides using excess ammonia to prevent further alkylation.
  • Reduction of nitriles (R-CN) gives primary amines with one extra carbon.
  • Reduction of amides with LiAlH₄ gives primary amines with same number of carbons.
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Chemical Properties and Basicity of Amines

  • Amines are basic due to lone pair on nitrogen.
  • Aliphatic amines are stronger bases than ammonia due to electron-donating alkyl groups.
  • Aromatic amines like aniline are weaker bases than ammonia due to resonance.
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Reactions of Amines

  • Primary amines react with nitrous acid (HNO₂) to form diazonium salts (aromatic) or alcohols (aliphatic).
  • Diazotization occurs at low temperature (273–278 K).
  • Aniline undergoes electrophilic substitution easily due to activation by -NH₂ group.

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