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Why do amines act as nucleophiles ?

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Due to the presence of a lone pair of electrons on the N-atom, amines can easily donate electrons to a carbon species and hence act as nucleophiles.
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ICSE-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS- VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS )
  1. Write the chemical reaction for the reduction of nitroethane by LiAIH4

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  2. What is ammonolysis?

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  3. Why do amines act as nucleophiles ?

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  4. Which out of isomeric amines has highest boiling point and why?

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  5. Why lower amines are soluble in water?

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  6. Why amines are less soluble in water as compared to alcohols?

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  7. Which type of amines are prepared by Gabriel phthalimide reaction?

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  8. Why aniline appears red in colour on standing in air for a long time?

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  9. Why is an alkylamine more basic than ammonia ?

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  10. Do as directed : (i) Arrange the following compounds in the increasi...

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  11. Of methylamine and aniline, which is a stronger base and why?

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  12. Cyclohexylamine is stronger base than aniline because

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  13. CH3 CONH2 is a weaker base than CH3 CH2 NH2.

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  14. How is the basic strength of aromatic amines affected by the presence ...

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  15. Identify A and B in the following sequence : CH3COOC2 H5 overset(NH...

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  16. Why is carbon-nitrogen bond length in aromatic amines shorter than in ...

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  17. How is phenylaminomethane obtained from phenylnitrile ?

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  18. How is aminoethane obtained from ethanal ?

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  19. Electrophilic substitution in case of aromatic amines takes place more...

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  20. How is aniline obtained from benzoic acid ?

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