NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - Amines
Questions with Solutions

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Question : 16
Total: 22
(a) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N.
(b) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.
(c) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?
Solution:  
(a and b)
Primary amines :
(i)
CH3CH2CH2CH2NH2
Butanamine

(ii)
CH3CH2−
C
|
NH3
H
−CH3
Butan−2−amine

(iii)
CH3−
CH3
|
C
|
CH3
−NH2
2−Methylpropan−2−amine

(iv)
CH3−
CH3
|
C
H
−CH2
−NH2
2−Methylpropan−1−amine

(v)
CH3CH2−NH−CH2CH3
N−Ethylethanamine

(vi)
CH3CH2CH2−NH−CH3
N−Methylpropanamine

(vii)
CH3−
CH3
|
C
H
−NH
−CH3
N−Methylpropan−2−amine

Tertiary amine:
(viii)
CH3−
CH3
|
N
−CH2CH3
N,N−Dimethylethanamine

(c) Chain isomers : (i) & (iv), (ii) & (iii), (i) & (iii), (ii) & (iv)
Position isomers : (i) & (ii), (vi) & (vii)
Metamers : (v) & (vi), (v) & (vii)
Functional isomers: All primary amines are functional isomers of secondary and tertiary amines and vice versa.
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