Nitrogen compound Pre-tutorial quiz

Which of the following reaction can be used to synthesise amine?

• Nucleophilic substitution of halogenoalkanes

• Nucleophilic substitution of alcohols

• Reduction of nitriles

• Reduction of amides

What types of reactions do amines undergo ?

• Acid-base reactions

• Nucleophilic substitution

• Condensation

Which of the following statement is true?

• Tertiary amines can undergo nucleophilic substitution as the nitrogen atom has a lone pair of electrons.

• Tertiary amines cannot undergo nucleophilic substitution as the nitrogen atom has no replaceable hydrogen atom.

Which of the following statement is true?

• Tertiary amines can undergo condensation as the nitrogen atom has a lone pair of electrons.

• Tertiary amines cannot undergo condensation as the nitrogen atom has no replaceable hydrogen atom.

Which of the following can be used to reduce nitrobenzene to phenylamine?

• H₂ gas with Ni catalyst, heat

• LiAlH₄ in dry ether

• NaBH₄ in alkaline methanol

• Sn,concentrated HCl, heat, followed by NaOH(aq)

What types of reactions do phenylamines undergo?

• Acid-base reaction

• Nucleophilic substitution

• Electrophilic substitution

• Condensation

Which of the following statement is true?

• Tertiary amines are more basic than secondary amines in gaseous phase due to additional EDG alkyl group.

• Tertiary amines are more basic than secondary amines in aqueous phase due to additional EDG alkyl group.

• Tertiary amines are more basic than secondary amines in gaseous and aqueous phase due to additional EDG alkyl group.

How can amides be synthesised?

• Condensation of carboxylic acids with amines

• Condensation of acyl chloride with amines

• All of the above

Amino acids all have the same general structure except for the:

• Amino Group
• Carboxyl Group
• 'R' Group
• Carbonyl Group

This property of amino acids refers to their ability to act as an acid or a base.

• zwitterionic

• chirality

• UV absorptive

• amphoteric