Chemistry

Amines

Question:

The reagents that can be used to convert benzene diazonium chloride to benzene are
(a) SnCl2/HCl (b) CH3CH2OH
(c) H3PO2 (d) LiAlH4

Answer:

(a, b)
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Amines

Q 1.

Describe a method for the identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines. Also write chemical equations of the reactions involved.

Q 2.

How will you carry out the following conversion?
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Q 4.

Why is benzene diazonium chloride not stored and is used immediately after its preparation?

Q 5.

Which of the following compounds is the weakest Bronsted base?
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Q 6.

Complete the following acid-base reactions and name the products:
(i) CH3CH2CH2NH2+HCl ——–>
(ii) (C2H5)3 N+HCl ——–>

Q 7.

Which of the following is the weakest Bronsted base?
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Q 8.

Account for the following
(i)pKb 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.

Q 9.

Under which of the following reaction conditions, aniline gives p-nitro derivative as the major product?
(a) Acetyl chloride/pyridine followed by reaction with cone. H2SO4 + cone.
(b) Acetic anhydride/pyridine followed by cone. H2SO4 + cone. HNO3
(c) Dil. HCl followed by reaction with cone. H2SO4 + cone. HNO3
(d) Reaction with cone. HNO3 + cone. H2S04

Q 10.

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?

Q 11.

Which of the following reactions belong to electrophilic aromatic substitution?
(a) Bromination of acetanilide
(b) Coupling reaction of aryldiazonium salts
(c) Diazotisation of aniline
(d) Acylation of aniline

Q 12.

Why does acetylation of -NH2 group of aniline reduce its activating effect?

Q 13.

How will you carry out the following conversion?
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Q 14.

Assertion (A): N, N-diethylbenzene sulphonamide is insoluble in alkalf. Reason (R): Sulphonyl group attached to nitrogen atom is strong electron withdrawing group.

Q 15.

Reduction of nitrobenzene by which of the following reagents give aniline?
(a) Sn/HCl (b) Fe/HCl (c) H2-Pd (d) Sn/NH4OH

Q 16.

Predict the product of reaction of aniline with bromine in non-polar solvent such as CS2.

Q 17.

The correct increasing order of basic strength for the following compounds is
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Q 18.

How wjll 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?

Q 19.

Which of the following should be most volatile?
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Q 20.

Write short notes on the following:
(i) Carbylamine reaction (il) Diazotisation (iii) ‘Hofmann's bromamide reaction
(iv) Coupling reaction (v) Ammonolysis (vi) Acetylation
(vii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

Q 21.

The reagents that can be used to convert benzene diazonium chloride to benzene are
(a) SnCl2/HCl (b) CH3CH2OH
(c) H3PO2 (d) LiAlH4

Q 22.

Assertion (A): N-Ethylbenzene sulphonamide is soluble in alkali.
Reason (R): Hydrogen attached to nitrogen in sulphonamide is strongly acidic.

Q 23.

The best reagent for converting 2-phenylpro-panamide into-2-phenyl- propanamine is .
(a) excess H2
(b) Br2 in aqueous NaOH
(c) iodine in the presence of red phosphorus
(d) LiAlH4 in ether

Q 24.

The best reagent for converting-2-phenylpro-panamide into 1-phenylethana- mine is .
(a) excess H2/Pt (b) NaOH /Br2
(c) NaBH4/methanol (d) LiAlH4/ether

Q 25.

Assertion (A): Acetanilide is less basic than aniline.
Reason (R): Acetylation of aniline results in decrease of electron density on nitrogen.

Q 26.

Write the reactions of (i) aromatic and (ii) aliphatic primary amines with nitrous acid.

Q 27.

A compound Z with molecular formula C3H9N reacts with C6H5SO2Cl to give a solid, insoluble in alkali, identify Z.

Q 28.

A colourless substance 'A' (C6H7N) is sparingly soluble in water and gives a water soluble compound 'B' on treating with mineral acid. On reacting with CHCl3 and alcoholic potash 'A' produces an obnoxious smell due to the formation of compound 'C'. Reaction of 'A' with benzenesulphonyl chloride gives compound 'D' which is soluble in alkali. With NaNO2  and HCl, 'A' forms compound 'E' which reacts with phenol in alkaline medium to give an orange dye 'F’ Identify compounds 'A' to 'F’

Q 29.

Predict the reagent or the product in the following reaction sequence.
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Q 30.

Arrange the following in increasing order of their basic strength: ‘
(i) C2H5NH2,C6H5NH2,NH3,C6H5CH2NH2 and(C2H5)2 NH
(ii) C2H5NH2,(C2H5)2NH,(C2H5)3N,C6H5NH2
(iii) CH3NH2, (CH3)2NH, (CH3)3N, C6H5NH2, C6H5CH2NH2

Q 31.

Write structures of different isomers corresponding to the molecular formula, C3H9N. Write IUPAC names of the isomers which will liberated N2 gas on treatment with nitrons acid.

Q 32.

The correct IUPAC name for CH2 = CHCH2NHCH3 is
(a) allylmethylamine (b) 2-amino-4-pentene
(c) 4-aminopent-l-ene . (d) N-methylprop-2-en-l-amine.

Q 33.

What is Hinsberg reagent?

Q 34.

What is the structure and IUPAC name of the compound, allyl amine?

Q 35.

Identify A and B in the following reaction.
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Q 36.

Write chemical reaction of aniline with benzoyl chloride and write the name of the product obtained.

Q 37.

What is the product when C6H5CH2NH2 reacts with HN02?

Q 38.

A solution contains 1 g mol each of p-toluene diazonium chloride and p-nitrophenyl diazonium chloride. To this 1 g mol of alkaline solution of phenol is added. Predict the major product. Explain your answer.

Q 39.

How will you bring out the following conversion?
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Q 40.

Assertion (A): Only a small amount of HCl is required in the reduction of nitro compounds with iron scrap and HCl in the presence of steam.
Reason (R): FeCl2 formed gets hydrolysed to release HCl during the reaction.

Q 41.

Among the following amines’ the strongest Bronsted base is
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Q 42.

Which of the following cannot be prepared by Sandmeyer's reaction?
(a) Chlorobenzene (b) Bromobenzene
(c) Iodobenzene (d) Fluorobenzene

Q 43.

Explain why is MeNH2 stronger base than MeOH?

Q 44.

What is the role of pyridine in the acylation reaction of amines?

Q 45.

How will you carry out the following conversions?
(i) toluene –> p-toIuidine
(ii) p-toluidine diazonium chloride –> p-toluic acid

Q 46.

Match the reactions given in Column 1 with the statements given in Column II.
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Q 47.

Assertion (A): Hofmann's bromamide reaction is given by primary amines. Reason (R): Primary amines are more basic than secondary amines.

Q 48.

Write reactions of the final alkylation product of aniline with excess of methyl iodide in the presence of sodium carbonate solution.

Q 49.

Give the structures of A,B and C in the following reaction:
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Q 50.

Complete the following reactions:
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