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Why amines have lower boiling points than alcohols and carboxylic acids of comparable molecular mass?

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It is due to weaker hydrogen bonding in amines than alcohols and acids.
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ICSE-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS- SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS )
  1. How will you purify amines having non-basic impurities?

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  2. Why amines have higher boiling points than corresponding alkanes ?

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  4. Explain the following order of basic strength of compounds. Secondary ...

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

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  6. Aniline is a weaker base than cyclohexylamine. Explain.

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  7. Aniline is a stronger base than p-nitroaniline but weaker base than p-...

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  8. C6 H5 N^(+)(CH3)3 OH-is a stronger base than NH4 OH. Explain.

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  9. What do you mean by exhaustive methylation of amines?

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  10. Describe Schotten Baumann reaction.

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  11. Why tertiary amines do not react with acid chlorides and acid anhydrid...

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  12. Classify the following amines as primary, secondary and tertiary:

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  13. Classify the following amines as primary, secondary and tertiary:

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  14. Classify the following amines as primary, secondary or tertiary: ...

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  15. Classify the following amines as primary, secondary or tertiary: ...

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  16. (i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the...

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  17. How will you convert (i) Benzene into aniline (ii) Benzene into N, N...

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  18. How will you convert: Benzene into N,N-dimethylaniline

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  19. Complete the following acid-base reactions and name the products: (i...

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  20. Complete the following acid-base reactions and name the products: (i...

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