Naming, making and physical properties of amines

Which of the following is not a primary amine?

• Diethylamine

• 3-aminohexanoic acid

• Cyclohexylamine

• Phenylamine

Which pairing of general formula and functional group is incorrect?

• RCN; nitrile

• R₃CNH₂; tertiary amine

• RNH₂; primary amine

• R₂NH; secondary amine

Which of these is the correct name for the compound shown?

• N,N-dimethylethylamine

• Diethylethylamine

• N-methylpropan-1-amine

• N-ethyl-N-methylmethylamine

Which of the following statements about amines is false?

• Only primary and secondary amines can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.

• Only quaternary amines have a positive charge

• The nitrogen atom in a tertiary amine has a lone pair.

• Small amines e.g. methylamine are gases at room temperature

Which statement about the reaction of 1-bromobutane and NH₃ is not correct?

• The reaction may lead to the formation of a quaternary ammonium salt

• Excess ammonia is used to try to produce only primary amines

• The reaction is a nucleophilic substitution

• The reaction only produces a primary amine

Which of the following compound is commonly used as cationic surfactant in fabric softening?

• Quaternary ammonium salt

• tertiary amine

• primary amine

• ester

• propan-2-amide

• hexanamide

• pentan-3-amide

• pentanamide

Aromatic amines are ____ bases than ammonia, due to the ____ nature of the aryl group.

• Stronger, electron donating

• Weaker, electron donating

• Stronger, electron withdrawing

• Weaker, electron withdrawing

Which is not a suitable method for preparing an amine?

• ethanenitrile + LiAlH₄ (dry)

• Nitrobenzene + Sn + HCl

• 1-bromoethane + NH₃

• ethanenitrile + NaBH₄

Nitrobenzene can be converted to an amine by

• Oxidation

• Reduction

• Hydrolysis

• Ammonolysis