MHT CET20255 May 2025Evening ShiftChemistryAminesActual
Identify the product obtained when nitro ethane is treated with Sn - HCl under ideal conditions.
Options
- AEthanamine
- BAcetamide
- CFormamide
- DMethanamine
Correct answer
A. Ethanamine
Step-by-step solution
Tin with hydrochloric acid reduces nitro compounds to primary amines through the general reaction: R-NO₂ Sn/HCl R-NH₂ For nitroethane, the ethyl group remains intact, yielding ethanamine. A) Ethanamine ( CH₃CH₂NH₂ ) corresponds to this product. B) Acetamide and C) Formamide are amides, not amines, and do not result from nitro reduction. D) Methanamine lacks the carbon skeleton of the starting material. The product is ethanamine.