Unit 4.6 Amines Flashcards
Define aliphatic amines?
Straight chain
Define aromatic amines?
Ring structures
Define base?
(2/things)
- Can accept a proton
- /donate a pair of electrons
Define nucleophile?
(2-way)
- Electron rich species
- with a lone pair to donate
Define polar?
Dipoles with a separation of charge
Define dative bond?
(2-way)
- Electron pair in a covalent bond
- from only one atom
Define inductive effect?
(2-way)
- Movement of e- density
- along a σ-bond
Show me acetyl group?
(Whiteboard)
R-C(=O)-CH3
Show me acyl chloride [group]?
R-C(=O)-Cl
Show me ethanoyl chloride?
H3C-C(=O)Cl
Define ethanoylation?
(2-way)
- Adding on (2 carbon) acyl group
- into compound
Define in situ?
(aren’t ya glad?)
In the reaction mixture
Show me diazonium ion?
(Whiteboard…)
However, a description:
Benzene connected to +N≡N
Define chromophore?
(3-way)
- An atom/group whose presence is responsible
- for the colour of a compound
- e.g. R-N=N-R
Describe amines?
(2 things)
- Organic compounds
- Containing nitrogen derived from ammonia (NH3)
How are amines generally classified?
(2 simple dimples)
- Just like alcohols
- Primary, secondary, tertiary
Show me the “formula” for primary amine?
R-NH2
Show me the “formula” for secondary amine?
R-(NH)-R1
Show me the “formula” for tertiary amine?
R-NR1R2
Explain how “simple primary amine”, methylamine, is a polar molecule?
H3CNH2
(1 thing + 2-way)
- N atom more e- - neg than H atoms
- ∴ atom pulls bonded electron pair
- towards itself creating dipoles
How do amines act as weak bases?
(2-1-way)
- Due to lone pair of electrons
- , on nitrogen atom,
- being able to accept a proton
Show how amines are able to accept a proton (weak base), using methylamine, through “eqn”
(Whiteboard)
Not rlly eqn, it’s got the features of a mechanism… not actually a mechanism
What determines the strength of the amines?
(1 imp, 2-way + 1)
- Its ability to accept a proton
- Depending on size of σ-charge
- …. on amino nitrogen atom
- AND availability of the nitrogen lone pair
We have methylamine and phenylamine…. compare.
Explain whether methylamine is the stronger base
CH3NH2
(2-way + 1 + 2-way)
- Methyl group will donate e--density
- … towards the N atom
- Increases e--density on N
- Makes it easier to donate the….
- e--pair (acts as a base)
We have methylamine and phenylamine…. compare.
Explain whether phenylamine is the stronger base
C6H5NH2
(2-way + 1 + 2-way)
- Lone pair of e- on N atom
- … becomes delocalised into the ring
- Lowers e--density on N atom
- Makes it less likely to…
- act as a base (donates e- pair)
Because amines are bases, what can they therefore react with?
Acid, to form salts
Write eqn showing methyl amine being neutralized by hydrochloric acid.
State the product name.
CH3NH2 + HCl -> CH3NH4Cl
Methylammonium chloride
Write eqn of reaction between ethylamine and nitric acid.
State the product name.
CH3CH2NH2 + HNO3 -> CH3CH2NH3NO3
Ethylammonium nitrate
Write eqn of reaction between methylamine and sulfuric acid.
State the product name.
2 CH3NH2 + H2SO4 -> (CH3NH3)2SO4
Methylammonium sulfate
Define “monoprotic” acid
(2 + e.g.)
- Acid that can only donate
- one proton per molecule
- e.g. HCl
Define “diprotic” acid
(2 still + e.g.)
- Acid that can only donate
- two protons per molecule
- e.g. H2SO4
What are the 2 ways to prepare primary aliphatic amines?
- From halogenoalkanes
- From nitriles (4.5)
Equation of preparing “primary aliphatic amines” from halogenoalkanes
(Whiteboard)
CH3CH2Cl + NH3 -> CH3CH2NH2 + HCl
Word equation of preparing “primary aliphatic amines” from halogenoalkanes.
Stating conditions + reagents?
(Whiteboard…?)
Chloroethane + Ammonia dissolved in Etoh -> Ethylamine + Hydrochloric acid
Why must solvent be ethanol?
(Preparing “primary aliphatic amines” from halogenoalkanes)
(2-way + 1-way)
- In water, N lone pair can…
- accept a proton to form ammonium hydroxide
- L.P. not available to act as a base
Why is preparing primary aliphatic amines from halogenoalkanes a nucleophilic substitution reaction?
(2-way + 2-way + 2-way)
- Electron rich N atom (lone pair) attacks….
- the e- deficient C atom
- C = e- - deficient due to Cl atom…
- being more e- - negative
- AND Cl draws bonded e- pair closer…
- to itself creating a dipole (Cσ+ - Clσ-)
What would happen if u had excess of NH3?
(Preparing “primary aliphatic amines” from halogenoalkanes)
(5-way + 1….)
- Leads to formation of:
- NH4Cl
- Secondary amines
- Tertiary amines
- Quaternary amines
- Ethyl further substituted
Equation of preparing primary aliphatic amines from nitriles?
(whiteboard)
H3C-C≡N + 4[H] -> H3CCH2NH2
Of course, in displayed form
How is preparing primary aliphatic amines from nitriles possible??
Nitriles are reduced to form amines (4.5 booklet…)
Reducing agent of nitriles?
LiAlH4
(Lithium aluminium hydride)
What’s an alternate reducing agent for nitriles?
(3-way)
- Hydrogen &…
- Metal catalyst such as…
- Platinum/palladium/nickel
What conditions needed for the alternate reducing agent for nitriles?
(2 things)
- Depends on choice of catalyst
- Higher temp & pressure favoured
Write balanced symbol eqn of formation of propylamine
State conditions and reagents
(Reducing nitriles… alternate)
(Displayed formula pls)
H3CCH2C≡N + 2H2 -> H3CCH2CH2NH2
-> = Pt catalyst, (heat)
How is aromatic amines prepared from nitrobenzene?
(4.2 booklet ¬.¬)
From the formation of nitrobenzene from benzene