Amines

Question 0

How can amines react?

Answer 0

They can act as both nucleophiles and as bases as they have a lone pair

Question 1

What are the formulas for ammonia, a primary amine, a secondary amine and a tertiary amine

Answer 1

Ammonia: NH3
Primary amine: NH2R
Secondary amine: NHR2
Tertiary amine: NR3

Question 2

How are amines produced?

Answer 2

By reacting ammonia with a haloalkane. This produces a mixture of primary, secondary, tertiary amines and quarternary ammonium salts which can be separated by fractional distillation. Excess ammonia gives a better yield of primary ammonium salts