Class XII

CHAPTER: Amines (Extra questions for Board examination)

1. Which of the following is a 3° amine?

a) 1-methylcyclohexylamine
b) Triethylamine
c) tert-butylamine
d) N-methylaniline
2. The correct IUPAC name for CH2 = CHCH2 NHCH3 is
a) Allylmethylamine
b) 2-amino-4-pentene
c) 4-aminopent-1-ene
d) N-methylprop-2-en-1-amine
3. Benzylamine may be alkylated as shown in the following equation :
C6H5CH2NH2 + R—X → C6H5CH2NHR
Which of the following alkylhalides is best suited for this reaction through SN 1 mechanism?
a) CH3Br
b) C6H5Br
c) C6H5CH2Br
d) C2H5 Br
4. The source of nitrogen in Gabriel synthesis of amines is _____________.
a) Sodium azide, NaN3
b) Sodium nitrite, NaNO2
c) Potassium cyanide, KCN
d) Potassium phthalimide, C6H4 (CO)2N– K+
5. The best reagent for converting 2–phenylpropanamide into 2-phenylpropanamine is _____.
a) excess H2
b) Br2 in aqueous NaOH
c) iodine in the presence of red phosphorus
d) LiAlH4 in ether
6. Hoffmann Bromamide Degradation reaction is shown by __________.
a) ArNH2
b) ArCONH2
c) ArNO2
d) ArCH2NH2
7. The gas evolved when methylamine reacts with nitrous acid is __________.
a) NH3
b) N2
c) H2
d) C2H6
8. Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds using Fe and HCl gives __________.
a) aromatic oxime
b) aromatic hydrocarbon
c) aromatic primary amine
d) aromatic amide
9. Acid anhydrides on reaction with primary amines give ____________.
a) Amide
b) Imide
c) secondary amine
d) imine
10. Best method for preparing primary amines from alkyl halides without changing the number
of carbon atoms in the chain is
a) Hoffmann Bromamide reaction
b) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis
c) Sandmeyer reaction
 d) Reaction with NH3
11. Which of the following compound will not undergo azo coupling reaction with benzene
diazonium chloride.
a) Aniline
b) Phenol
c) Anisole
d) Nitrobenzene
12. Which of the following methods of preparation of amines will give same number of carbon
atoms in the chain of amines as in the reactant?
a) Reaction of nitrite with LiAlH4.
b) Reaction of amide with LiAlH4 followed by treatment with water.
c) Heating alkylhalide with potassium salt of phthalimide followed by hydrolysis.
d) Treatment of amide with bromine in aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.
13. Reduction of nitrobenzene by which of the following reagent gives aniline?
a) Sn/HCl
b) Fe/HCl
c) H2 –Pd
d) Sn/NH4OH
14. The reagents that can be used to convert benzenediazonium chloride to benzene are
__________.
a) SnCl2 /HCl
b) CH3CH2OH
c) H3PO2
d) LiAlH4
15. Which of the following amines can be prepared by Gabriel synthesis.
a) Isobutyl amine
b) 2-Phenylethylamine
c) N-methylbenzylamine
d) Aniline
16. Which of the following reactions belong to electrophilic aromatic substitution?
a) Bromination of acetanilide
b) Coupling reaction of aryldiazonium salts
c) Diazotisation of aniline
d) Acylation of aniline
Chose the correct option for the following Assertion and Reason type question.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct statements and reason is correct
explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct
explanation of assertion
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Both assertion and reason are wrong.
17. Assertion : Acylation of amines gives a monosubstituted product whereas alkylation of
amines gives polysubstituted product.
Reason : Acyl group sterically hinders the approach of further acyl groups.
18. Assertion : N-Ethylbenzene sulphonamide is soluble in alkali.
Reason : Hydrogen attached to nitrogen in sulphonamide is strongly acidic.
19. Assertion : N, N-Diethylbenzene sulphonamide is insoluble in alkali.
Reason : Sulphonyl group attached to nitrogen atom is strong electron withdrawing group.
20. Why amines are basic in nature?
21. Write the structure of prop-2-en-l-amine.
22. Write the structure of 2-aminotoluene.
23. Write the structure of prop-2-en-l-amine.
24. How may methyl bromide be preferentially converted to methyl isocyanide?
25. Arrange the following in increasing order of basic strength.
Aniline, p-Nitroaniline and p-Toluidine
26. Write the IUPAC name of the given compound:

27. Give the chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds :
a) Methylamine and Dimethylamine
b) Aniline and N-methylaniline
28. Describe the following giving the relevant chemical equation in each case :
a) Carbylamine reaction
b) Hofmann’s bromamide reaction
29. How would you account for the following :
a) Electrophilic susbstitution in case of aromatic amines takes place more readily than
benzene.
b) Ethanamide is a weaker base than ethanamine.
30. Explain the following reactions :
a) Gabriel Phthalimide reaction
b) Coupling reaction
31. Write the order of solubility of propanaamine, N-methylethanaamine,N,N-
Dimethylmethamine. Give reasons for your answer.
32. Write the order of thermal stability of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines. Andgive
reasons for your answer.
33. Why the melting and boiling point of amines does is less than that of alcohols?
34. Give reasons
A. Pkb of aniline is less than methylamine.
B. Ethylamine is more soluble in water than aniline.
C. P-nitroaniline is less basic than aniline.
35. Convert,
A. n-propylchloride to ethanamine.
B. Hexanenitrile to 1-aminopentane.
C. Propanoic acid to ethanol.
D. Methanamine to ethanamine.
E. Methanol to ethanamide.
F. Ethanol to propanamide.
36. How will you distinguish between primary and secondary amines?
37. Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not soluble in water. Why?
38. Primary amines (R-NH2) have higher boiling point than tertiary amines (R3N). why?
39. An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms
compound ‘B’ which on heating with Br2 and KOH forms a compound ‘C’ of molecular
formula C6H7N. Write the structures and IUPAC names of compounds A, B and C.
40. Acetylation of aniline reduces its activation effect, How would you prepare 4-bromoanilline
using acetylation of aniline?
41. Give one test to distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary amine.
42. How will you distinguish between ethylamine and aniline?
43. Ethanamide is a weaker base than ethanamine. Why?
44. Write short note on
A. Gabriel-pthalimide synthsis of amine. Explain why it’s a good method to prepare
primary amines.
B. Hoffman-Bromamide synthesis.
C. Diazotization
D. Coupling reaction.
45. Aniline donot give friedel craft alkylation. Why?
46. During preparation of p-nitroaniline , a substancial amount of m- nitroaniline is
formed. Why?
47. Why aniline is acetylated during electrophilic substitution of aromatic amines?
48. Why does amines are less acidic than alcohols?
49. pKb value for aniline is more than that for methylamine.Give reason.
50. Why Gabriel-pthalimide synthesis is avery good way to prepare primary amines?
51. Complete the following conversions.
A. Nitrobenzene to benzoic acid
B. Benzoic acid to aniline
C. Benzamide to toluene
D. Aniline to benzene
E. Ethanoic acid to propanoic acid
F. Ethanoic acid to methanamine
G. Nitromethane to dimethylamine
H. Methanol to ethanoic acid
I. Methylchloride to N-methylethanamine
J. Aniline to nitrobenzene
52. Arrange the following compounds in an increasing order of their solubility in water :
C6H5NH2, (C2H5)2NH, C2H5NH2.
53. Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethylamine and aniline.
54. Arrange the following in increasing order of their basic strength in aqueous solution:
CH3.NH2, (CH3)3N, (CH3)2NH. And give reason for your answer.
55. Identify A and B in each of the following processes:

A.
B.
56. Complete the following reaction equations:
(i) C6H5N2Cl + H3PO2 + H2O →
(ii) C6H5NH2 + Br2 (aq) →
57. How would you account for the following:
A. Aniline is a weaker base than cyclohexyl amine.
B. Methylamine in aqueous medium gives reddish-brown precipitate with FeCl3.
58. What is a coupling reaction, explain by taking example Benzene diazonium chlorideand
phenol?
59.28.
Give the structure of A, B and C in the following reactions:

A.

B.
60. Write the products when aniline reacts with
A. Bromine water
B. HCl
C. Acetic anhydride in presence of pyridine
61. An aromatic compound ‘A’ of molecular formula C7H6O2 undergoes a series of
chemical reactions as follows, complete the following reaction