Chloromethane on treatment with excess of ammonia yields mainly

Options

A. N,N-dimethylmethanamine

B. N-methylmethanamine `(CH_3-NH-CH_3)`
C. methanamine `(CH_3NH_2)`
D. mixture containing all these in equal proportion.

Answer

C

Explanation

`underset("Chloromethane")(CH_3Cl)+underset("(excess)")(NH_3)to underset("Methanamine")(CH_3NH_2)+HCl`
Primary amine is obtained as a major product by taking large excess of ammonia.