ChemistryCode 9701
Primary and secondary amines
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- state the reagents and conditions needed to make primary and secondary amines in each of these cases: (a) halogenoalkanes heated with NH₃ in ethanol under pressure (b) halogenoalkanes heated with primary amines in ethanol in a sealed tube or under pressure (c) amides reduced by LiAlH₄ (d) nitriles reduced by LiAlH₄ or H₂/Ni
- describe how an amide forms when an acyl chloride and ammonia or an amine undergo condensation at room temperature
- outline and account for the basicity shown by aqueous solutions of amines