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#amine alkylation

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What is the product when CH₃CH₂NHCH₂CH₃ reacts with excess CH₃I followed by NaOH ?

N-Ethylethanamine with excess CH₃I forms a quaternary salt ( CH₃CH₂N(CH₃)2CH₂CH₃+I- ), which with NaOH yields CH₃CH₂N(CH₃)CH₂CH₃ via elimination. This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.

Ref: NCERT Chemistry Textbook for Class XI and XII, Chapter: Some Basic Concepts, Structure of Atom, Periodicity and relevant Chemistry topic, Topic: Mole concept and periodic trends.

What is the product when CH₃CH₂NH₂ reacts with excess CH₃CH₂I followed by AgOH ?

Ethanamine with excess CH₃CH₂I forms a quaternary salt ( (CH₃CH₂)4N+I- ), which with AgOH yields (CH₃CH₂)3N via elimination of CH₃CH₂I . This follows from NCERT principle where relation explains outcome clearly for students.

Ref: NCERT Chemistry Textbook for Class XI and XII, Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Topic: Covalent bonds in CH₃CH₂NH₂, counting bonds, Lewis structure.