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How will you convert: a carboxylic aci...

How will you convert:
a carboxylic acid to a primary amine having one carbon atom less than the carboxylic acid itself?

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`RCOOH overset(NH_3 (aq))to RCOONH_4 overset(Delta ) to RCONH_2 overset(KOH +Br_2)to RNH_2 `
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ICSE-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS- LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS )
  1. How will you prepare : a primary amine from an amide ?

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  2. How will you convert: an alkyl halide into a primary amine having ...

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  3. How will you convert: a carboxylic acid to a primary amine having on...

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  4. Account for the following: Amines are basic while amides are neutr...

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  5. Account for the following: Tertiary amines do not undergo acylation ...

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  6. Trimethylamine is less basic than dimethylamine.

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

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  8. Account for the following: Alkylamines are stronger bases than aryl...

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  9. Account for the following: Aniline is acylated first to prepare its...

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  10. How is aniline prepared on a large scale ?

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  11. What happens when aniline is heated with a mixture of conc. nitric...

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  12. Electrophilic substitution of aniline with bromine water at room tempe...

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  13. When aniline is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 455-475 K, it forms

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  14. How will you distinguish between primary, secondary and tertiary amine...

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  15. Give three points of distinction between ethylamine and aniline.

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  16. How is aniline diazotised ? Write chemical reactions.

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  17. How will you canvert the following : (i) Nitrobenzene into aniline, ...

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  18. How is m-nitroaniline obtained from nitrobenzene?

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  19. Bring out the following conversions : Aniline to phenyl isocyanide.

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  20. How will you bring about the following conversions ? Ethylamine to...

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