topic 18B Flashcards
amine functional group
-yl
- e.g. propylamine
amide functional froup
-amide
- e.g. ethanamide
identifying an amino acid
aliphatic amines
- non-aromatic amines are aliphatic amines
how is an aliphatic amine formed
- either by reacting a halogenoalkane with excess ammonia
- or by reducing a nitrile
why do primary aliphatic amines act as Bronsted-Lowry bases?
- the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen is readily available to form a dative covalent bond with a H+
- it is accepting a proton
why are primary aliphatic amines stronger bases than ammonia?
- primary aliphatic amines are stronger bases than ammonia
- the alkyl groups are electron releasing and push electrons towards the nitrogen atom
- making it a stronger base
what’s the stronger base - primary or secondary amine and why?
- secondary are stronger
- they have more alkyl groups
- more electron density is pushed onto the N atom
what’s the stronger base - secondary or tertiary amine
- secondary
reaction of primary aliphatic amines with water
- small amines can form hydrogen bonds with water
- forming an alkaline solution
reaction of primary aliphatic amines with water example
CH3CH2NH2 + water –> CH2CH2NH3+ + OH-
reaction of primary aliphatic amines with acids
- react with acids to form salts
reaction of primary aliphatic amines with acids - example
CH3NH2 + HCl -> CH3NH3+Cl-
methylamine + HCl -> mehtylammonium chloride
reaction of primary aliphatic amines with ethanoyl chloride - type of reaction?
addition-elimination reaction
- two molecules join together and a small molecule is eliminated
reaction of primary aliphatic amines with ethanoyl chloride - example
CH3CH2NH2 + CH3COCl -> CH3CONH