Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 46
Question: When methyl iodide is heated with ammonia, the product obtained is
Options:
A) Methylamine
B) Dimethylamine
C) Trimethylamine
D) A mixture of the above three amines
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ CH_3I\underset{\Delta }{\mathop{\xrightarrow{NH_3}}},\underset{Methyl,amine}{\mathop{CH_3NH_2}},\xrightarrow{CH_3I}\underset{\text{Dimethyl },amine}{\mathop{{{(CH_3)}_2}NH}}, $ $ \xrightarrow{CH_3I}\underset{\text{Trimetyhl amine}}{\mathop{{{(CH_3)}_3}N}}, $