NEETChemistryAmines
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason(R). Assertion : Methyl amines react with benzoyl chloride to form N -methyl benzamide but forms salt with carboxylic acid. Reason : Amines are base as well as nucleophile. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
- D(A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
Correct answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A): Methyl amines react with benzoyl chloride to form N -methyl benzamide but form salt with carboxylic acid. - This is correct. Methyl amines react with benzoyl chloride to form N -methylbenzamide, and they react with carboxylic acids to form ammonium salts. Reason (R): Amines are bases as well as nucleophiles. - This is also correct. Amines can act as bases by accepting protons and as nucleophiles due to their lone pair of electrons. Relationship: The reason provided explains why methyl amines can reac