Question:
Write IUPAC names of the following compounds and classify them into primary, secondary and tertiary amines.
(i) (CH3)2 CHNH2 (ii) CH3(CH2)2NH2
(iii) CH3NHCH(CH3)2 (iv) (CH3)3CNH2
(v) C6H5NHCH3 (vi) (CH3CH2)2NCH3
(vii) m−BrC6H4NH2
Solution:
(i) 1-Methylethanamine (10 amine)
(ii) Propan-1-amine (10 amine)
(iii) N−Methyl-2-methylethanamine (20 amine)
(iv) 2-Methylpropan-2-amine (10 amine)
(v) N−Methylbenzamine or N-methylaniline (20 amine)
(vi) N-Ethyl-N-methylethanamine (30 amine)
(vii) 3-Bromobenzenamine or 3-bromoaniline (10 amine)