Organic nitrogen compounds

Question 1

What are the types of amines?

Answer 1

1˚, 2˚ or 3˚

Question 2

What are the types of primary amine?

Answer 2

On C1 or not on C1

Question 3

How do you name a primary amine on C1?

Answer 3

Suffix ‘amine’, e.g. propylamine

Question 4

How do you name a primary amine not on C1?

Answer 4

Prefix ‘amino’, e.g. 2-aminopropane

Question 5

How do you name a 2˚ or 3˚ amine?

Answer 5

Using N- in front of the side chains, with the longest one ending in amine, e.g. N-ethyl-N-methyl propylamine

Question 6

How do you name aromatic amines?

Answer 6

Aminobenzene

Question 7

What are the physical properties of amines?

Answer 7

Relatively high bp, behave similarly to alcohols and soluble in water

Question 8

Why do amines behave similarly to alcohols?

Answer 8

both N an O have lone pair of electrons

Question 9

What amines are soluble in water?

Answer 9

Short chain amides

Question 10

How do you name amides?

Answer 10

With the suffix ‘amide’, e.g. ethanamide

Question 11

How do you name a nitrile?

Answer 11

With the suffix nitrile, e.g. ethane nitrile