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The amine which will not liberate nitrog...

The amine which will not liberate nitrogen on reaction with nitrous acid is

A

trimethyl amine

B

ethyl amine

C

sec-butyl amine

D

t-butyl amine

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The correct Answer is:
A
Trimethyl amine is a tertiary amine. It dissolve in cold nitrous acid to form salts which decompose on warming to nitrosoamine and alcohol. It will not liberate nitrogen.
`" "(CH_(3))_(3)N+HNO_(2) rarr underset("trimethyl ammonium nitrite")([(CH_(3))_(3)NH]^(+)NO_(2)""^(-))`
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