Amines Flashcards
It is an organic compound that contain nitrigen atims with a lone pair.
Amines
It is derived from ammonia (NH3) in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by an alkyl or aryl group.
Amines
Amines is biologically significant to:
- Amino acid
- DNA
- RNA
- base
- Alkaloids
General Formula:
R-NH2
Primary Amine
General Formula:
R2-NH
Secondary Amine
General Formula:
R3-N
Tertiary Amine
General Formula:
R4-N(+) X(-)
Quarternary
General Formula:
R3-N
Tertiary Amin
As per VSEPR theory, nitrogen present in amines is sp3 hybridized and due to the presence of a lone pair, it is ____ instead of ______ shape which is a general structure for most sp3 hybridized molecules.
it is pyramidal instead of tetrahedral shape
Literally means “triangle which have 3 face”
Pyramidal
“having four faces”
Tetrahedral
VSEPR theory
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory
When one of the hydrogen atoms of
the ammonia molecule is replaced by an
alkyl or aryl group.
Primary Amines
Two organic substituents replace the
hydrogen atoms of the ammonia molecule
forming an amine.
Secondary Amines
When all 3 of the hydrogen atoms are
replaced by an organic substituent, it could
be an aryl or aromatic group.
Tertiary Amines
These are secondary or tertiary amines in an aromatic ring structure.
Cyclic Amines
Ring structures that have one or more nitrogen contained within the ring.
Heterocyclic Amines
Nomenclature of Amines
Step 1. Identify the longest carbon chain bonded to the amine nitrogen.
Step 2. Identify the substituents.
Step 3. Number the parent chain giving the amine the lowest locant.
Step 4. Put everything together having the substituents in alphabetical order.
Different way if Naming Amines
- Naming Primary Amines: Systematic and Common Names
- Naming Compounds with Multiple Functional Group.
- Naming a Compound Where the Amino group is Not the Highest Priority
- Naming Secondary and Tertiary Amines
Naming a Primary Amine: Sytematic Names
Drope the “e”, change the suffix to “amine”
Naming a Primary Amine: Common Names
Treat the carbon chain as an alkyl and add to the suffix “amine”
Nomenclature of Primary Amines
- Locate longest carbon chain that contains the - NH2 group.
- Treat -NH2 group as a branch with the name amino.
- Assign location so that the lowest possible number is used.
- If other branches are present, number and name as with other compounds.
- Alternate system uses ‘amine’ ending instead of amino branch name.
Naming Primary Amine:
Always remember to _____ the parent chain giving the
amine the _________
- number
- lowest locant
Naming Primary Amine:
When other groups are present on the ring, it is numbered _______________ depending on which direction gives the next substituent the lower number
clockwise or counterclockwise
Naming Primary Amine:
Example
CH3CH2CH2NH2
1-aminopropane
Naming Primary Amine:
Example
CH3CH(NH2)CH3
2-aminopropane
Naming compounds with Multiple Functional Group
The parent chain must contain the carbon bonded
Naming compounds with Multiple Functional Group
The parent chain must contain the carbon bonded
Naming compounds with Multiple Functional Group
The parent chain must contain the carbon bonded
Naming compounds with Multiple Functional Group
- The parent chain must contain the carbon bonded to the NH2 group
- Number the carbon chain to give the NH2 group the lower number
Naming a Compound Where the Amino group is Not the Highest Priority
substituent (lowest priority) Prefix-Parent Chain-Suffix Principal group (highest priority)
Naming Secondary and Tertiary Amines
Step 1. Find the parent chain - longest carbon chain bonded to N
Step 2. Name the other groups as alkyls preceeded by an “N”
Step 3. Write the substituents followed by the parent chain with “amine”
If the secondary or a tertiary amine has more than one type of alkyl group, then it is named as a ______
primary amine
Naming Secondary and Tertiary Amines:
Remember: List the substituents in _______ regardless of whether they are connected to the ______ or the _________
- alphabetical order
- nitrogen
- parent chain
Naming Secondary and Tertiary Amines:
Example
CH3CH2CH2 - NH - CH3
N - methyl - 1 - aminopropane
Amine Nomencalture:
Some common names (special names that have been accpeted as IUPAC names)
- methyl amine CH3 - NH2
- dimethyl amine CH3 - NH - CH3
- ethyl amine CH3 - CH2 - NH2
- methyl ethyl amine CH3 - NH - CH2 - CH3