AP EAMCET202022 Sep 2020Evening ShiftChemistryAminesActual
. In the preparation of a 1^ -amine from an alkyl halide, with simultaneous addition of one - CH ₂ group to the carbon chain, the reagent used as source of nitrogen is
Options
- Asodium amide, NaNH ₂
- Bsodium azide, NaN ₃
- Cpotassium cyanide, KCN
- Dpotassium phthalimide, C ₆ H ₄( CO )₂ ~N ⁻ K ⁺
Correct answer
C. potassium cyanide, KCN
Step-by-step solution
In order to prepare 1^ amine from an alkyl halide with simultaneous addition of one CH ₂ group in the carbon chain. The reagent used as a source of nitrogen is KCN. Chemical transformation can be shown as,