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}}, $