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For tertiary amines, the largest alkyl group is the parent. Here, ethanamine with N-methyl and N-ethyl substituents is N-ethyl-N-methylethanamine, as per the PDF.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 13: Amines > Topic: Chemical Reactions - Carbylamine Reaction and General Reactions
Tertiary amines like (CH₃CH₂)₃N have no N-H bonds, unlike primary and secondary amines, as per the PDF’s classification.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 13: Amines > Topic: Chemical Reactions - Carbylamine Reaction and General Reactions
A tertiary amine has three alkyl groups on nitrogen. (CH₃CH₂)₃N (triethylamine) fits this description, as per the PDF’s classification.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 13: Amines > Topic: Chemical Reactions - Alkylation, Acylation and Electrophilic Substitution
Hydrogen bonding decreases from primary (two N-H) to secondary (one N-H) to tertiary (no N-H), as per the PDF’s physical properties.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 13: Amines > Topic: Physical Properties, Basic Character and Solubility
A primary amine like CH₃NH₂ can be dialkylated with excess CH₃CH₂Cl to form CH₃N(CH₂CH₃)₂, a tertiary amine, as per the PDF’s alkylation.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 13: Amines > Topic: Nomenclature, Structure and Preparation - Ammonolysis and Gabriel Synthesis
A secondary amine like CH₃NHCH₃ reacts with CH₃CH₂Cl to add an ethyl group, forming a tertiary amine (CH₃CH₂N(CH₃)₂), as per the PDF’s alkylation.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 13: Amines > Topic: Nomenclature, Structure and Preparation - Ammonolysis and Gabriel Synthesis
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