JEE Main 202628 JanuaryMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 28 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Amines
JEE Main 2026 · 28 January · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Amines
Consider the following reactions giving major product. Identify the...
Consider the following reactions giving major product. Identify the correct reaction.







Options
- A

- B

- C

- D

Correct answer
C. 
Step-by-step solution
In reaction (1), Gabriel phthalimide synthesis cannot be used to prepare aniline because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution () with potassium phthalimide due to partial double bond character of the C-X bond.
In reaction (2), the reduction of isocyanide () with yields a secondary amine (), not a primary amine ().
In reaction (3), propanamide reacts with and (Hoffmann Bromamide Degradation) to give ethanamine. This is a correct reaction.
In reaction (4), the group is attached to two rings. The ring attached to the nitrogen atom is activated (ortho/para directing) due to the lone pair on N, while the ring attached to the carbonyl group is deactivated. Therefore, nitration should occur on the ring attached to the Nitrogen atom at the para position, not on the ring attached to the Carbonyl group.
In reaction (2), the reduction of isocyanide () with yields a secondary amine (), not a primary amine ().
In reaction (3), propanamide reacts with and (Hoffmann Bromamide Degradation) to give ethanamine. This is a correct reaction.
In reaction (4), the group is attached to two rings. The ring attached to the nitrogen atom is activated (ortho/para directing) due to the lone pair on N, while the ring attached to the carbonyl group is deactivated. Therefore, nitration should occur on the ring attached to the Nitrogen atom at the para position, not on the ring attached to the Carbonyl group.