Amines
Class 12 Chemistry Amines — classification and nomenclature, preparation by reduction of nitro/nitrile/amide, ammonolysis, Gabriel synthesis and Hofmann bromamide degradation, basic character and basicity order, carbylamine, nitrous acid and Hinsberg tests, electrophilic substitution in aniline, and diazonium salts with Sandmeyer, Gattermann and coupling reactions.
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Classification & Preparation
Amines are organic derivatives of ammonia (NH 3 ) in which one, two or all three hydrogen atoms are replaced by alkyl or aryl groups. They are everywh…
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The chemistry of amines flows from one feature: the lone pair on nitrogen . It makes amines basic (a proton acceptor), nucleophilic (attacks electroph…
Start this topic → 3Diazonium Salts
Diazonium salts have the general formula Ar N 2 + X (e.g. benzenediazonium chloride C 6 H 5 N 2 + Cl ). They are the single most useful intermediates …
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