Question

Tertiary amines have lowest boiling points amongst isomeric amines because

A. they have highest molecular mass
B. they do not form hydrogen bonds  
C. they are more polar in nature
D. they are most basic in nature
Answer :   they do not form hydrogen bonds
Solution :
Primary and secondary amines can form hydrogen bonds whereas tertiary amines fail to do so. Hence, their boiling points are lowest.

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Releted Question 1

The compound which on reaction with aqueous nitrous acid at low temperature produces an oily nitrosamine is

A. methylamine
B. ethylamine
C. diethylamine
D. triethylamine
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Releted Question 2

Acetamide is treated separately with the following reagents. Which one of these would give methylamine?

A. $$PC{l_5}$$
B. $$NaOH + B{r_2}$$
C. soda lime
D. hot conc. $${H_2}S{O_4}$$
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Releted Question 3

Carbylamine test is performed in alcoholic \[KOH\]  by heating a mixture of :

A. chloroform and silver powder
B. trihalogenatedmethane and a primary amine
C. an alkyl halide anda primary amine
D. an alkyl cyanide and a primary amine
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Releted Question 4

The compound that is most reactive towards electrophilic nitration is :

A. toluene
B. benzene
C. benzoic acid
D. nitrobenzene
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