FINAL REVISION & PRACTICE CHEMISTRY XII CBSE 2022

Unit: 7:- AMINES

A. DRAW THE STRUCTURE OF :

1. Methanamine
2. Ethanamine
3. N-methylethanamine
4. N,N-dimethylethanamine
5. N-ethyl N-methyl ethanamine
6. Aniline
7. N-methylaniline
8. Benzylamine
9. N-methyl Propane -2-amine
B. WRITE IUPAC NAMES OF THE FOLLOWING COMPOUNDS AND CLASSIFY THEM INTO PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND
TERTIARY AMINES.
1. CH3CH2NH2
2. CH3CH2NH CH3
3. CH3CH2N (CH3)2
4. (CH3)2CHNH2
5. CH3NHCH(CH3)2
6. (CH3)3CNH2
7. C6H5NHCH3
8. C6H5NHCH3
9. (CH3CH2)2NCH3
C. Arrange the following in increasing order of:
1. C2H5NH2, C2H5OH, (CH3)3N (boiling point)
2. C2H5OH, (CH3)2NH, C2H5NH2 (boiling point)
3. C6H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, C2H5NH2. (solubility in water)
4. CH3NH2 (CH3)2NH (CH3)3N (basic strength in aqueous phase)
5. (C2H5)3N, C2H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH (basic strength in aqueous phase)
6. C2H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, (C2H5)2NH and C6H5NH2 (pKb values)
7. Aniline, p-nitroaniline and p-toluidine(basic strength)
8. C6H5NH2, C2H5NH2, (C2H5) 2NH, NH3(basic strength in aqueous phase)
9. C2H5NH2, (C2H5) 2NH, (C2H5) 3N,NH3 (basic strength)
10. C2H5NH2, C6H5NHCH3, (C2H5) 2NH, C6H5NH2(basic strength)
11. C6H5NH2, C6H5N(CH3)2, (C2H5) 2NH,CH3NH2(basic strength)
D. Account for the following:
1. Ammonia are basic in nature .
2. Amines are basic in nature.
3. Aliphatic amines are stronger bases than ammonia.
4. The order of basicity of amines in the gaseous phase follows the order: Tertiary amine > Secondary amine >
Primary amine > NH3.
5. The order of basicity of amines is not regular in the aqueous state.
6. Aliphatic amines are stronger bases than aromatic amines.
7. pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine
8. Aromatic amines are weaker bases than ammonia.
9. The observed Kb order Et2 NH  Et3N EtNH2> NH3 OR (C2H5)2NH > (C2H5)3N > C2H5NH2 > NH3in aqueous
solution .where Et is ethyl.
10. The observed Kb order Me2 NH  MeNH2 Me3N > NH3 OR (CH3)2NH > CH3NH2 > (CH3)3N > NH3 in aqueous
solution .where Me is Methyl
11. Primary amines have higher boiling point than tertiary
12. Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not.
13. Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is preferred for synthesising primary amines.
14. Aromatic primary amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
15. Although amino group is o– and p– directing in aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions, aniline on nitration
gives a substantial amount of m-nitroaniline.
16. Direct nitration of aniline is not carried out.
17. Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
18. Amines are less acidic than alcohols of comparable molecular masses .
19. Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate hydrated ferric oxide
20. Aniline is soluble in aqueous HCl .
21. MeNH2 is stronger base than MeOH.
22. CH3CONH2 is a weaker base than CH3CH2NH2
23. NH2 group of aniline acetylated is before carrying out nitration.
24. Acetylation of —NH2 group of aniline reduce its activating effect
25. Electrophilic substitution in aromatic amines takes place more readily than benzene.
E. Give a CHEMICAL TEST to distinguish between following pair of organic compounds
1. Methylamine and dimethylamine
2. Ethylamine and aniline
3. Aniline and benzylamine
4. Aniline and N-methylaniline
5. N-methyl Propane -2-amine and N-ethyl N-methyl ethanamine
6. Secondary and tertiary amines
7. 10,20,& 30 Amines
8. C6H5NH2 & C6H5NHCH3
F. Describe a method for the identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Also write chemical
equations of the reactions involved
G. WRITE FOLLOWING NAME REACTIONS :
1. Hofmann’s bromamide reaction
2. Ammonolysis
3. Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
4. Carbylamine reaction
5. Diazotisation
6. Coupling reaction
7. Acetylation
8. Benzoylation

H. Write structures and IUPAC names of (i) the amide which gives propanamine by Hoffmann bromamide
reaction. (ii) the amine produced by the Hoffmann degradation of benzamide.
I. Write chemical equations for the following reactions: (i) Reaction of ethanolic NH3 with C2H5Cl. (ii)
Ammonolysis of benzyl chloride and reaction of amine so formed with two moles of CH3Cl.
J. An aromatic compound A on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms compound B which on
heating with Br2 and KOH forms compound C of molecular formula C6H7N .Write the structures and IUPAC
names of compounds A,B,C
K. Write the reactions of (i) aromatic and (ii) aliphatic primary amines with nitrous acid.
L. Write chemical equations for the following conversions:
1. CH3–CH2–Cl into CH3–CH2–CH2–NH2
2. C6H5–CH2–Cl into C6H5–CH2–CH2–NH2
3. Benzene into aniline
4. Benzene into N, N-dimethylaniline
5. Cl–(CH2)4–Cl into hexan-1,6-diamine
6. Ethanoic acid into methanamine
7. Hexanenitrile into 1-aminopentane
8. Methanol to ethanoic acid
9. Ethanamine into methanamine
10. Ethanoic acid into propanoic acid
11. Methanamine into ethanamine
12. Nitromethane into dimethylamine
13. Propanoic acid into ethanoic acid
14. Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid
15. Benzene to m-bromophenol
16. Benzoic acid to aniline
 17. Aniline to 2,4,6-tribromofluorobenzene
18. Benzyl chloride to 2-phenylethanamine
19. Chlorobenzene to p-chloroaniline
20. Aniline to p-bromoaniline
21. Benzamide to toluene
22. Aniline to benzyl alcohol

M. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING REACTIONS

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16. CH3CN A B

17. CH3COOH A B C

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