Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 115

Question: Reaction of nitrous acid with aliphatic primary amine in the cold gives [MP PET/PMT 1998; CBSE PMT 1994]

Options:

A) A diazonium salt

B) An alcohol

C) A nitrite

D) A dye

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

But $ R-NH_2\underset{cold}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{4NO_2}}},R-OH+N_2+H_2O $