Preparation of Amines

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Preparation of Amines: Overview

In this topic, we will study the reactions involved during the preparation of amines from different compounds. It also informs about the details of catalysts used in each reaction for the preparation of amines with the aid of examples.

Important Questions on Preparation of Amines

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What are the reagents required to complete the process:

(i) Ethyl cyanide to ethyl amine

(ii) Butan-1-ol to butanoic acid

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Which of the following reaction is involved in the preparation of primary amines:

(i)       Hofmann’s bromide reaction and

(ii)     Gobriel phthalimide synthesis

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Which of the following reaction is involved in the preparation of primary amines:
(i) Hoffmann bromamide reaction and
(ii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

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Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium generates

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The product formed from the following reaction sequence is :

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Complete the following reaction:

CH3COOHND3(A)KOHBr2(B)

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Which of the following reactions will NOT give primary amine as the product?

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The major product ‘P’ formed in the following sequence of reactions is

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The major product formed in the following reaction is

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Which of the following would be among the products of the reactions between ammonia reacts with bromoethane?

 (i) CH3CH2NH2 (ii) (CH3CH2)2NH (iii) (CH3CH2)3N (iv) (CH3CH2)4N +Br-

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The major product of the following reaction is

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The starting material that produce pentanamine by Hoffmann bromamide reaction is

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The major product of the following synthetic sequence is

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Identify the major product of the following reaction

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The conversion of propan-1-ol to n-butylamine involves the sequential addition of reagents. The correct sequential order of reagents is

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Relationship between A and B is:

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C6H5 N2ClCuCNAH2O/H+BNH3CNaOHBr2D

What is D in the above reaction sequence?

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2°-Amine is obtained by reduction of which compound?