Chloromethane on treatment with excess of ammonia yields mainly

Options

A. N, N-dimethylmethanamine

B. `underset((CH_(3)-NH-CH_(3)))("N-methylmethanamine")`
C. methanamine `(CH_(3)NH_(2))`
D. mixture containing all the abvoe in equal proportion

Answer

C

Explanation

The reaction of chloromethane with ammonia yields methanamine.
`underset("Chloromethane")(CH_(3)Cl) overset(NH_(3))underset(Delta)rarr underset("Methanamine")(CH_(3)NH_(2))+HCl`