The compound that forms a yellow oily liquid with nitrous acid is

Options

A. 2-methyl aniline
B. methyl amine
C. Benzyl amine
D. diethyl amine

Answer

D

Explanation

Secondary amines (-NH group containing amines ), when reacts with nitrous acid `(HNO_(2))`, a yellow oily nitroso compound is formed .

Hence , only diethyl amine forms a yellow oily liquid with `HNO_(2)` .
`underset("diethyl amine ")((C_(2)H_(5))_(2)NH)+HNO_(2) to underset("N-nitrosodiethylamine ( yellow oily liquid)")((C_(2)H_(5))_(2)N-N=0)`