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Amines
Chemistry · Chapter 19 · Organic Chemistry (Units 6-10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes to Biomolecules)
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- Part 1: Structure, preparation, properties and basicity17 slides
- Part 2: Reactions, tests and aniline16 slides
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Topics 6
- Aliphatic amines: general formula, classification, structure of the amino group and nomenclature
- Preparation from alcohols, alkyl halides, cyanides, amides (Hofmann degradation), nitro compounds and by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
- Physical properties: state, solubility and boiling points of primary, secondary and tertiary amines compared with alcohols
- Basic character of alkyl amines, ammonia and aniline; effect of substituents on basicity of aniline
- Alkylation and acylation with mechanism; reaction with nitrous acid; carbylamine reaction; Hinsberg's test
- Aniline: preparation by reduction of nitrobenzene; reactions with acids, acetylation, alkylation, benzoylation, carbylamine, diazotisation and electrophilic substitution; tests and uses