Question

Which of the following reactions is not correctly matched?

A. Reaction used to convert amide into primary amine with one carbon atom less - Hoffmann bromamide reaction
B. Reaction used to convert primary amines into isocyanides - Carbylamine reaction
C. Reaction used to distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary amines - Hinsberg's reaction
D. Preparation of primary amines using phthalimide - Victor Meyer's synthesis  
Answer :   Preparation of primary amines using phthalimide - Victor Meyer's synthesis
Solution :
The synthesis of primary amines from phthalimide is known as Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.

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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
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. $${H_2}S{O_4}$$
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
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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