6.2 Organic chem and analysis 27.1-28.3 Flashcards
what are amines?
organic compounds, derived from ammonia, NH3, in which one or more hydrogen atoms in ammonia have been replaced by a carbon chain or ring
what are the two types of amines?
aliphatic
aromatic
aliphatic amine
the nitrogen atom is attached to at least one straight or branched carbon chain (alkyl group, R)
what is the simplest aliphatic amine?
methylamine
CH3NH2
one methyl group attached to the nitrogen atom
aromatic amine
the nitrogen group is attached to an aromatic ring (aryl group, Ar)
what is the simplest aromatic amine?
phenylamine
C6H5NH2
with a phenyl C6H5 group attached to the nitrogen atom
primary amines
1 R group
2 H groups
secondary amine
2 R groups
1 H group
tertiary amine
3 R groups
0 H groups
naming primary amines with NH2 group on the end of the chain
add suffix -amine to the name of the alkyl chain
e.g. ethylamine , propylamine
naming primary amines with NH2 group not on end of chain
use prefix amino- and a number is added to indicate the position of the amine group along that chain
e.g. 2-aminobutane
naming secondary of tertiary amines containing the same alkyl group
prefixes di- or tri- are used to indicate the number of alkyl groups attached to the nitrogen atom
e.g. (CH3)2NH is dimethylamine
naming secondary or tertiary amines when 2 or more different groups are attached to a nitrogen atom
the compound is named as a N-substituted derivative of the larger group
e.g. CH3NHCH2CH2CH3 is N-methylpropylamine and CH3N(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3 is N-ethyl-N-methylpropylamine
amines as bases
amines behave as bases in their chemical reactions as the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom can accept a proton
when an amine accepts a proton, a dative covalent bond is formed between the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom and the proton
salt formation- amines
amines are bases and they neutralise acids to make salts
e.g. CH3CH2CH2NH2 + HCl –> CH3CH2CH2NH3+Cl-
formation of primary amines
ammonia has a lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atoms which allows ammonia to act as a nucleophile in a substitution reaction with a haloalkane
the product of the reaction is an ammonium salt
aqueous alkali is added to generate the amine from the salt
two stages:
1. salt formation. haloalkane + ammonia –> salt
2. amine formation. salt + aq alkali (e.g.NaOH) –> amine + sodium Cl/Br/I + H2O
conditions- ethanol used as solvent
- excess ammonia used
conditions for formation of primary amines
- ethanol used as solvent. prevents any substitution of the haloalkane by water to produce alcohols
- excess ammonia is used. reduces further substitution of the amine group to form secondary and tertiary amines
formation of secondary and tertiary amines
primary amine reacts with haloalkane to make ammonium salt
secondary amine is obtained from the salt by reacting the product with sodium hydroxide
tertiary amines can also be formed by further reduction of the secondary amine
preparation of aromatic amines- phenylamine
phenylamine made by the reduction of nitrobenzene
nitrobenzene is heated under reflux with tin and HCl to form the ammonium salt, phenylammonium chloride, which is then reacted with excess sodium hydroxide to produce the aromatic amine phenylamine
tin and HCl act as a reducing agent
reducing agents for preparation of aromatic amines
HCl
tin
amino acids
organic group containing both amine, NH2, and carboxylic acid, COOH, functional groups
body has 20 common AAs that can be built into proteins
these are all alpha AAs in which the amine group is attached to the alpha carbon atom (second carbon atom next to the COOH group)
these 20 AAs differ by the side chain R attached to the same a-carbon atom
a-amino acid general formula
RCH(NH2)COOH
reactions of the amine group in amino acids
amine group is basic and reacts with acids to make salts
so amino acids will also react with acids to form salts
reactions of the carboxylic acid group in amino acids
the carboxylic acid group can react with alkalis to form salts and with alcohols to form esters