27 - Amines, amino acids and polymers Flashcards
aliphatic amine?
nitrogen attached to at least one straight or branched carbon chain
aromatic
nitrogen atom is attached to an aromatic ring
how to name amine with a NH2 group on carbon 1
alkyl chain - amine
how to name an amine with NH2 not on carbon 1
use prefix amino
how to name secondary or tertiary amines containing the same alkyl group on the nitrogen
di of tri indicates number of alkyl groups
how to name secondary or tertiary amines with different alkyl groups attached to the nitrogen atom
CH3NHCH2CH2CH3
CH3N(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3
N-substituted derivative
CH3NHCH2CH2CH3 N-methylpropylamine
CH3N(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3 N-ethyl-Nmethylpropylamine
Explain how amines act as bases?
- they have a lone pair on their nitrogen atom and it can accept a proton
- this forms a dative covalent bond between nitrogen and hydrogen
Amine + Salt
CH3CH2CH2NH2 + HCl
-> acids
CH3CH2CH2NH+CL-
neutralisation
CH3CH2NH2 + H2SO4
(CH3CH2NH3+)2SO4 2-
forming a primary amine
ammonia reacts with a haloalkane, forming an ammonium salt
ammonium salt is mixed with aqueous alkali to generate the amine from the salt
how to form propylamine + sodium chloride
salt formation
1-chloropropane + HN3 -> propylammonium chloride (salt)
amine formation
propylammonium + NaOH -> propylamine
what are the conditions to form a primary amine?
- ethanol is used as a solvent - this prevents substitution of the haloalkane by the water to produce alcohols
- excess ammonia - reduces further substitution of the group to form secondary and tertiary amines
forming a secondary/tertiary amine
ammonia and a haloalkane react to form a primary amine- however this reaction isn’t pure as the primary amine can react further with a haloalkane to form a secondary amine.
-> you still need to react with NaOH to generate the mine from its salt
How to form Dipropylamine and NaCl-
CH3CH2CH2Cl + CH3CH2CH2NH2 -> (CH3CH2CH2)2NH2+Cl-
Propylamine -> Dipropylammonium chloride
(CH3CH2CH2)2NH2+Cl- + NaOH -> (CH3CH2CH2)2NH + NaCl + H2O
How to form Tipropylamine and NaCl-
CH3CH2CH2Cl +(CH3CH2CH2)2NH -> (CH3CH2CH2)2NH+Cl-
Propylamine -> Dipropylammonium chloride
((CH3CH2CH2)2NH+Cl- + NaOH -> (CH3CH2CH2)2N + NaCl + H2O
how to prepare an aromatic amine
reduction of nitrobenzene
heat under reflux with tin and HCl (reducing agent)
-> it forms the ammonium salt (phenylammonium)
react with excess NaOH
-> forms phenylamine
what is an amino acid?
organic compund containing both amine NH2 and carboxylic acid COOH functional groups
-> body has 20
R is a variable side chain
what is an alpha amino acid
give its general formula
the amine group is attached to the alpha carbon - the second carbon atom, next to the carboxylic group
RCH(NH2)COOH
what is a beta amino acid
where the amino acid is attached to the third carbon