Amines

March 2014

1. Explain Hoffmann Bromamide degradation for the preparation of Aniline.

2. Give the IUPAC name of ethyl methyl amine.
3. What is Hinsberg reagent? Between CH3NH2 and C6H5NH2 which is more basic?

July 2014

1. Explain carbylamines reaction with example.

Br2/ NaOH NaNO2, HCl at O0C
2. CH3CONH2-----------------→P --------------------------→ Q
Identify P and Q. Name the reaction occurring in step (i)

March 2015

1. Identify the reactant A in the following reaction : A + 2RX →R4N+X-

2. Explain Hoffmann’s bromamide degradation reaction for the preparation of methanamine.
3. Which is more basic among aqueous solutions of aniline and ammonia? Give one reason.

July 2015

1. Write the IUPAC name of (CH3)2N-CH2-CH3.

2. Explain the Hoffmann’s bromamide reaction.
3. Name the major product formed when nitrous acid is treated with
a. methylamine and b. aniline at low temperature

March 2016 (Cancelled)

1. How do you prepare methanamine from Hoffmann Bromamide degradation reaction?

2. Complete the following reactions:
H2/Pd ethanol
a. Nitrobenzene --------------------------→
273-278K
b. aniline + NaNO2 + 2HCl ----------------------→
3. Give reason: Ammonia is more basic than aniline.

March 2016

1. Explain carbylamines reaction.

2. What is the action of bromine water on benzenamine(aniline) at room temp.
3. The pKb values of ammonia, methanamine and benzenamine are 4.75, 3.38 and 9.38
respectively. Arrange them in the increasing order of their basic strength.

July 2016

1. Explain the reduction fonitrocompounds to amines with an example.

2. Why aromatic primary amines cannot be prepared by Gabriel synthesis?
3. How is aniline converted to phenyl isocyanide? Write the equation.

March 2017
 1. How primary amine is prepared by Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction? Write
equation.
2. I) write IUPAC name of CH2CH2NH2.
ii) arrange the following amines in the order of their increasing basic strength in aqueous
solution (CH3)3N , (CH3)2NH , CH3NH2
3. Complete the following equation:
273-278K
C6H5NH2 + NaNO2 + 2HCl ----------------------→

July 2017

1. Explain Hoffmann broamamide degradation reaction.

2. Name the major product formed in the following conversion:
a. when nitrous acid is treated with methylamine
b. Benzene diazonium chloride is treated with KI
3. Which is more basic among methylamine and aniline?

March 2018

1. Explain carbylamine reaction with equation.

2. How does nitrobenzene reduced to aniline? Give equation.
3. Write the IUPAC name of C6H5-N(CH3)2