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What is an amine?

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A molecule in which nitrogen is bound to one, two or three organic groups(amines are derivatives of ammonia)

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Alkaloids are….

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An important group of biologically active amines

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Why do plants synthesize alkaloids?

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To protect them from being eaten by insects or other animals

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Many drugs if addiction are classified as ….

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Alkaloids

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Give examples to describe the biological activity of amines

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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter

Epinephrine is a bio regulator

Niacin, vitamin b6, is an amine

Alkaloids: nicotine, morphine, cocaine

Amino acids

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Describe each class of amines

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Primary- has one alkyl group bonded to nitrogen (RNH2)

Secondary- has two alkyl groups bonded to the nitrogen (R2NH)

Tertiary- has 3 alkyl groups bonded to the nitrogen(R3N)

Quartenary- has 4 alkyl groups bonded to the nitrogen and nitrogen bears a positive charge (R4N+)

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Describe aromatic amines

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The amino group is bonded to a benzene ring

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What is the parent compound called of an aromatic amine?

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Aniline

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What are heterocyclic amines?

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Compounds in which the nitrogen atom occurs as part of a ring

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The Herero lyric nitrogen is always numbered as…

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Position 1

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Describe the structure of amines

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Nitrogen is sp3 hybridized with a lone pair of electrons

The angle is less than 109.5 degrees

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Compare the boiling point of amines to corresponding alcohols and ethers and give a reason for the

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Nitrogen is less electronegative than oxygen so N-H is less polar than O-H.

This causes amines to have weaker hydrogen bonds than corresponding alcohol but amines have higher boiling points than those of the corresponding ether

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Why do tertiary amines have a lower boiling point than primary and secondary amines?

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Tertiary amines cannot hydrogen bond so they have lower boiling points than primary and secondary amines

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Describe the hydrogen bonding activity in primary, secondary and tertiary amines

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Primary and secondary- hydrogen bond donor or acceptor

Tertiary- hydrogen bond acceptor only

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Describe the odor of amines

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Most amines smell like rotting fish. Some diamonds are particularly pungent

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Describe the solubility of amines

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All amines, including tertiary amines form hydrogen bonds with hydroxylic solvents like water and alcohols

Branching increases solubility

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Describe solubility of amines in water

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Small amines, less than 6 carbons are relatively soluble in water

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_________ ________ are usually stronger bases than ammonia

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Alkyl amines

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Why are amines also nucleophiles/lewus bases?

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It’s lone pair of non bonding electrons form a bond with an electrophile

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Why are amines able to act as bronsted Lowry bases?

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By accepting a proton from an acid (lone pair of electrons on nitrogen can accept a proton from an acid)

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What is the pKb of ammonia?

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4.74

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How do the presence of alkyl groups affect solvation/basicity?

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Increase in alkyl groups decreases solvation of ion, so secondary and tertiary amines are like primary amines in basucity

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How can ammonium salts be obtained?

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Protonation of an amine give an ammonium salt

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What are the 2 types of ion in ammonium salt

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The protonated amine cation(an ammonium ion)

The anion derived from the acid

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Describe the solubility of ammonium salts in no polar organic salts
Only slightly soluble in nonpolar solvents
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How soluble are ammonium salts in water?
Much more soluble in water than parent amines
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Formation of a soluble salt is one _________ ________ _____ _______for amines
Characteristic functional group tests
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What can formation of amine salts be used for?
Used to isolate and characterize amines
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How do ammonium salts react in dilute aqueous acids?
These amines(with more than 6 carbons and are insoluble in water) form their corresponding ammoniumsalts and they dissolve.
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How can cocaine be converted back to its volatile free base form for smoking from cocaine hydrochloride form?
Treat the cocaine hydrochloride with Sodium hydroxide and extracting it into ether
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How is cocaine usually smuggled and snorted?
In the form of hydrochloride( adding HCl to cocaine)
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How can imines be formed?
Adding ammonia and primary amines to aldehydes to ketones
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How can an oxide be formed?
Ketone or aldehyde added to OH-NH2
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How can a hydrazine be formed?
Ketone or aldehyde added to NHR-NH2
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What are the 2 most generals reactions of alkyl amines?
Alkylation and acylation
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How can alkylation of amines occur?
Addition of alkyl halides to primary, secondary or tertiary amines
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What type of reaction is the formation of amides using acylation of amines?
Nucleophilic acyl substitution
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What does the acylation of amines create?
Amides
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Explain the acylation of amines
Primary and secondary amines(but not tertiary) react with acid acid halides or acid anhydrides to form amides
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When the amino group of aniline is acylated the resulting amide is _________ and _____________ directing
Activated Ortho para
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Addition of acid chloride to an aniline forms ...
An acetanilide
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How can acetanilide be further substituted?
Addition of acidic(and mild oxidizing)nreagents E.g. dilute HNO3 and H2SO4
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How can an acyl group be removed from acetanilide?
Acidic or basic hydrolysis
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Explain the formation of alkyldiazonium salts
Primary amines react with nitrous acid(HNO2) to form alkyldiazonium salts
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What happens to diazonium salts and why?
Diazonium salts are unstable so they decompose into carbocations and nitrogen
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How can an aromatic compound be used to form. and diazotized?
1. Addition of HNO3 and H2SO4 to form nitrobenzene 2. Addition of Fe, HCl and OH- to nitrobenzene to form aniline 3. Addition of NaNO2, HCl to form arenediazonium
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Why are arenediazonium formed?
To convert an activated group can be converted to a wide variety of functional groups
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Arenediazonium reacts with warm H30+, what is formed?
Phenols
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Arenediazonium reacts with CuCl(Br), what is formed?
Aryl halides Ar—Cl(Br)
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An arenediazonium reacts with CuCN, what is formed?
Benzonitriles Ar—CN
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An arenediazonium reacts with HBF4(KI), what is formed?
Aryl halides Ar—F(I)
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What chemical is used for the deamination of arenediazonium salts?
H3PO2
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Arenediazonium reacts with H3PO2, what is formed?
Ar-H normal arene/deamination occurs
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Arenediazonium reacts with an arene, what is formed?
Azo dyes(Ar—N=N—Ar)
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Explain the formation of N-Nitrosamines
Secondary amines react with nitrous acid HNO3
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Secondary N-Nitrousamines are ______ and have been shown to be _______________ in lab animals
Stable Carcinogenic
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What are sulfonyl chlorides?
The acid chlorides of sulfonic acids
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Like acyl chlorides, ________ ____________ are strongly ___________
Sulfonyl chlorides Electrophilic
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What are sulfonamides?
Amides of sulfonic acids
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How are sulfonamides formed?
Primary and secondary amines attack a sulfonyl chloride and displaces chloride ion to give an amide
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What are the sulfa drugs?
A class of sulfonamides used as antibacterial agents
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List the ways in which amines can formed
Reductive amination of aldehydes or ketones Reduction of nitriles Reduction of amides Reduction of nitrobenzene Alkylation of ammonia or alkylamine
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How to produce primary amines using thecondensation of hydroxylamine?
Condensation of hydroxylamine (no alkyl groups). Along with aldehyde or a ketone( includes benzaldehyde) followed by the reduction of oxime which can be done with LiAlH4 or NaBH3CN
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What can be used to reduce oxime?
LiAlH4 or NaBH3CN(sodium cyanoborohydride)
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How can amines react bee synthesized from an aldehyde or ketone?
Synthesized from an aldehyde or ketone by reaction with ammonia or an amine in the presence of a reducing agent
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Describe(not give the steps) about the reduction of nitriles to a primary amine
- This is a 2 step mechanism of an SN2 reaction between an alkyl halide or tosylate with cyanate is followed by reduction - Nitrile is a good SN2 reaction
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Describe the steps of the reduction of nitriles to primary amines
1. (Primary or secondary) Halide or tosylate reacts with a cyanate ion) 2. Nitrile is formed and reduced by LiAlH4 or H2 and catalyst 3. Carbon is added between amine group and R group, forming a primary amine
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Give the steps to reduce amides/carboxylic acid to amines
1. React carboxylic acid with SOCl2 and NH3 to form an amide | 2. Amide reacts with LiAlH4, ether and water, this gives a primary amine
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Aside from acyl substitution of carboxylic acids, how can an amide be produced for reduction to an amine?
Acylation of NH3 followed by reduction with LiAlH4
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What is the Hoffman rearrangement of Amides?
In the presence of a strong base, primary amides react with chlorine or bromine to form shortened amines, with the loss of the carbonyl atom
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What is Hoffman rearrrangement used to do?
Synthesize primary and aryl amines
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How are arylamines prepared?
By nitration of an aromatic starting group, followed by reduction of a nitro group Reduction step can be carried out in different ways depending on the circumstances
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Using the reduction of nitrobenzene, how can m-Nitrobenzaldehyde be converted to m-Aminobenzaldehyde
M-Nitrobenzenaldehyde 1. SnC,2, H3O+ 2. NaOH M-aminobenzaldehyde
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What type of reaction is alkylamine synthesis?
SN2 reaction
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Explain alkylation of ammonia
NH3 reacts with alkyl halide(SN2) to displace the halogen NaOH that creates a primary amine
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In alkylation, what is the product of a primary amine with an ally halide and then NaOH?
Secondary amine
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What are the reactants and products of the alkylation of a secondary amine?
1. Secondary amine and alkyl halide(SN2 reaction) 2 NaOH This forms a tertiary amine
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Explain the reaction of a tertiary amine to form a quartenary amine?
Tertiary amines react(SN2) with alkyl halides Halogen displaced Quaternary amine
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Explain the results of the nitrous acid test for each type of amine
Primary amines can react to form a diazonium salt which then loses N2 gas Secondary amine, N-nitroso compound is formed and separates from the aqueous solution as a yellow or orange liquid. No N2 gas formed No reaction with tertiary amines
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Describe the results of Hinsberg test
Primary amines produce sulfonamides that are soluble in basic solution Secondary amines produce sulfonamides that are insoluble in basic solution Tertiary amines fail to react with benzene sulfonyl chloride
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How can a primary aliphatic amine test be differentiated from a primary aromatic amines?
Primary aromatic amines can be distinguished from primary aliphatic amines by their ability to undergo diazotization and coupling with phenol to form a dye
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Primary and secondary amines react with sulfonyl chloride to...
Displaces chloride to form a sulfonyl amide
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What are the purpose of sulfa drugs?
Class of sulfonamides for antibacterial drugs

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