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_(3)NH_(2))`
D. Mixture containing all these in equal proportions.

Answer

C

Explanation

Primary amine `(CH_(3)CH_(2))` is expected to be formed as the main product under the reaction conditions.
`CH_(3)Cl+NH_(3)("excess")toCH_(3)NH_(2)+HCl`