13.1 Classify the following amines as primary, secondary or tertiary:
Answer : (i) Primary (1°) (ii) Tertiary (3°) (iii) Primary (1°) (iv) second (2°)
13.2 (i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, .
(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.
(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?
Answer : (i) There are eight possible isomeric structure of .
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(ii) (a) Butan-1-amine (b) 2-methyl Butan-1-amine (c) Butan-2-amine (d) 2-methyl Butan-2-amine (e) N-Ethylethanamine (f) N-methyl propan-1-amine (g) N-methyl propan-2-amine (h) N,N-dimethylethanamine
(iii) The isomers exhibit structural isomerism. Structural isomerism arises due to the different arrangements of atoms in the molecules. In this case, the butylamine, isobutylamine, and sec-butylamine have different structures but the same molecular formula C₄H₁₁N, making them structural isomers.
13.3 How will you convert
(i) Benzene into aniline (ii) Benzene into N, N-dimethylaniline
(iii) into hexan-1,6-diamine?
Answer :
13.4 Arrange the following in increasing order of their basic strength:
(i) , , , ,
(ii) , , ,
(iii) , , , ,
Answer: Increasing order of their basic strength:
(i) < < < <
(ii) < < <
(iii) < < < <
13.5 Complete the following acid-base reactions and name the products:
(i)
(ii)
Answer :
13.6 Write reactions of the final alkylation product of aniline with excess of methyl iodide in the presence of sodium carbonate solution.
13.7 Write chemical reaction of aniline with benzoyl chloride and write the name of the product obtained.
13.8 Write structures of different isomers corresponding to the molecular formula, C3H9N. Write IUPAC names of the isomers which will liberate nitrogen gas on treatment with nitrous acid.
13.9 Convert
(i) 3-Methylaniline into 3-nitrotoluene.
(ii) Aniline into 1,3,5 - tribromobenzene.
Answer :
Question 13.1 Write IUPAC names of the following compounds and classify them into primary,secondary and tertiary amines.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
Answer : (i)
IUPAC name: Propan-2-amine
Classification: Primary amine (1°)
(ii)
IUPAC name: Propan-1-amine
Classification: Primary amine (1°)
(iii)
IUPAC name: N-methylpropan-2-amine
Classification: Secondary amine (2°)
(iv)
IUPAC name: 2-Methylpropan-2-amine
Classification: Primary amine (1°)
(v)
IUPAC name: N-methylbenzenamine or N-methylaniline
Classification: Secondary amine (2°)
(vi)
IUPAC name: N-ethyl-N-methylethanamine
Classification: Tertiary amine (3°)
(vii)
IUPAC name: 3-bromobenzeneamine or 3-bromoaniline
Classification: Primary amine (1°)
13.2 Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.
(i) Methylamine and dimethylamine (ii) Secondary and tertiary amines (iii) Ethylamine and aniline (iv) Aniline and benzylamine (v) Aniline and N-methylaniline.
Answer :
13.3 Account for the following:
(i) of aniline is more than that of methylamine.
(ii) Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not.
(iii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate hydrated ferric oxide.
(iv) Although amino group is o- and p- directing in aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions, aniline on nitration gives a substantial amount of m-nitroaniline.
(v) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
(vi) Diazonium salts of aromatic amines are more stable than those of aliphatic amines.
(vii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is preferred for synthesising primary amines.
Answer :
13.4 Arrange the following:
(i) In decreasing order of the pKb values:
and
(ii) In increasing order of basic strength:
and
(iii) In increasing order of basic strength:
(a) Aniline, p-nitroaniline and p-toluidine
(b)
(iv) In decreasing order of basic strength in gas phase:
and
(v) In increasing order of boiling point:
(vi) In increasing order of solubility in water:
13.5 How will you convert:
(i) Ethanoic acid into methanamine
(ii) Hexanenitrile into 1-aminopentane
(iii) Methanol to ethanoic acid
(iv) Ethanamine into methanamine
(v) Ethanoic acid into propanoic acid
(vi) Methanamine into ethanamine
(vii) Nitromethane into dimethylamine
(viii) Propanoic acid into ethanoic acid?
13.6 Describe a method for the identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Also write chemical equations of the reactions involved.
13.7 Write short notes on the following:
(i) Carbylamine reaction (ii) Diazotisation (iii) Hofmann’s bromamide reaction (iv) Coupling reaction (v) Ammonolysis (vi) Acetylation
(vii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
13.8 Accomplish the following conversions:
(i) Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid
(ii) Benzene to m-bromophenol
(iii) Benzoic acid to aniline
(iv) Aniline to 2,4,6-tribromofluorobenzene
(v) Benzyl chloride to 2-phenylethanamine
(vi) Chlorobenzene to p-chloroaniline
(vii) Aniline to p-bromoaniline
(viii) Benzamide to toluene
(ix) Aniline to benzyl alcohol.
13.9 Give the structures of A, B and C in the following reactions:
Answer : (i)
A - Propanaitrile , B - Propanamide , C - Ethanamine .
(ii)
A - Cyanobenzane , B - Benzoic acid , C - Benzamide
(iii)
A - Cyanoethane , B - Propan-1-amine , C - Propan-1-ol
(iv)
A - Aniline or Benzenamine , B - Benzenediazonium chloride , C - Phenol
(v)
A - Ethanamide , B - Methaneamine , C - Methanol .
(vi)
A - Aniline or Benzenamine , B - Benzenediazonium chloride , C - p-hydroxyaazobenzene .
13.10 An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms compound ‘B’ which on heating with and KOH forms a compound ‘C’ of molecular formula . Write the structures and IUPAC names of compounds A, B and C.
13.11 Complete the following reactions:
13.12 Why cannot aromatic primary amines be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis?
13.13 Write the reactions of (i) aromatic and (ii) aliphatic primary amines with nitrous acid.
13.14 Give plausible explanation for each of the following:
(i) Why are amines less acidic than alcohols of comparable molecular masses?
(ii) Why do primary amines have higher boiling point than tertiary amines?
(iii) Why are aliphatic amines stronger bases than aromatic amines?