Amines Flashcards
Amino Group
Amines (NH2)
1 or more of the H has been replaced by an alkyl/ aryl group
Derivatives of ammonia
Classifies as primary, secondary, and tertiary
Amines
Amines prepared through ____ of nitro, nitrites and amino
reduction reactions
Synthesis: direct alkylation of NH4 by alkyl halides
Primary amines
Analine in Reaction w/ concern HCl
Formation of solid and smoke
Brønsted Lewis base; alkaline strength
Amines in Reaction w/ concern HCl
Amines react w/ acids
Salt product (accepting proton)
Analine in Reaction w/ bromine water
cc soln with white ppt
Reaction: Electrophilic aromatic substitution
Reaction with bromine water
White ppt ( Reaction w bromine water )
2,4,6-tribromophenylamine
Decolorization of soln. ( Reaction w bromine water )
Hydrobromic acid
Analine in Hinsberg test
Formation of ppt
N-methyl analine in Hinsberg test
Formation of ppt
N,N-dimethyl analine in Hinsberg Test
cc soln
Positive Result in Hinsberg:
Soluble in water and reprecipitating w dilute HCl
Insoluble in water and dilute HCl
Sulfonamides
Secondary amines
Reagent in Hinsberg Test
Benzene sulfonyl chloride
Principle in Nitrous Acid
Primary react w nitrous
Secondary react w nitrous
Tertiary react w nitrous
N gas -> alcohol
N-nitrosamine
Water soluble NH4 salts
Analine in Reaction w/ Nitrous Acid
Formation of effervescence
1% glycine in Reaction w/ Nitrous Acid
Formation of effervescence
Positive Result of Nitrous acid:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Formation of effervescence
yellow, oil layer
cc soln
benzene and nitro group
Nitro (NO2)
Strong electrophilic
N+
When the nitro group is attached to an aromatic ring, it becomes _______
unreactive
Nitro composed of
Nitrobenzene, picric acid and TNT
Nitrobenzene in Ferrous Hydroxide Test
Reddish Brown ppt
Positive result in in Ferrous Hydroxide Test
Reddish brown ppt
Reagent of Ferrous Hydroxide Test
Fe(OH)2, H2SO4, Alcoholic KOH
Function: identify Nitro compounds
Ferrous Hydroxide Test
Nitrobenzene in Janovsky’s Test
Light yellow soln
Picric acid in Janovsky’s Test
Blood red soln
2,4-dinitrobenzene in Janovsky’s Test
Bluish-purple soln
In janovsky, nitro compounds are treated w ____, yielding colored complex due to the formation of ________
Acetone ; Meisenheimer Complexes
Building blocks of macromolecules
Amino acids
Amino acids composed of
Carbonyl, amino, and substituent attached to a-carbon
Amino bond in between the two linked amino acids
Peptide
1% glycine in Ninhydrin Test
Blue solution
Analine in Ninhydrin Test
Golden brown solution
Positive result of Ninhydrin Tets
Blue-purple soln.
Yellow soln; very strong oxidizing agent
Ninhydrin Test
Function: general test for amino acids
Ninhydrin Test
Principle of Ninhydrin Test
Ninhydrin reacts w amino acids -> intermediate product hydrindantin -> form _____
Ruhemann’s Complex
Principle of Ninhydrin Test
bright yellow color
Proline
Principle of Ninhydrin Test
brown colored
Asparagine
Urea in Biuret Test
Purple/pink soln
1% albumin in Biuret Test
Purple soln
1% tyrosine in Biuret Test
Blue soln
1% glycine in Biuret Test
Blue soln
Reagent of Biuret Test
CuSO4 in alkaline soln
Function: general test for peptides -medical diagnostic testing
Biuret Test
Principle of Biuret Test
Produced when ____ is heated at 180C
Urea
Naturally occurring containing basic H atoms
Alkaloids
very diverse biomolecules; derived from amino acids (in what process?)
Alkaloids ; transamination process
Bitter taste; cc; crystalline; used for medicinal properties
Alkaloids
Positive result of Biuret Test
Purple soln
Alkaloids can be classified into ways
Biological/ ecological activity, chemical structures and Biosynthetic Pathways
Types of alkaloids
True alkaloids, protoalkaloids, pseudoalkaloids
Derived from amino acids; share heterocyclic ring w nitrogen
True alkaloids
Nitrogen derived from an amino acids is not a part of the heterocyclic ring
Protoalkaloids
Basic c skeletons are not derived from amino acids
Pseudoalkaloids
______ can be employed to detect the presence of alkaloids through the formation of ppt using ___
Qualitative chemical test ; precipitant reagents
Consist of dehydrating, oxidizing or both
Ppt Reagents
Dragendorff’s reagents
(Component and positive result)
Potassium Bismuth Iodide ; orang ppt
Mayer’s reagents
(Component and positive result)
Potassium mercuric iodide ; reddish brown ppt
Wagner’s reagents
(Component and positive result)
Iodine in Potassium Iodide ; reddish brown ppt
Valser’s reagents
(Component and positive result)
Mercuric Iodide soln ; white ppt
Hager’s reagents
(Component and positive result)
Saturated picric acid soln ; yellow ppt