Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 103

Question: The end product of the reactions is $ C_2H_5NH_2\xrightarrow{HNO_2}A\xrightarrow{PCl_5}B\xrightarrow{H.NH_2}C $ [CPMT 1988, 89, 93; DCE 1999; JIPMER 2000]

Options:

A) Ethyl cyanide

B) Ethyl amine

C) Methyl amine

D) Acetamide

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \underset{Ethylamine}{\mathop{C_2H_5NH_2}},\xrightarrow{HNO_2}\underset{Ethylalcohol}{\mathop{C_2H_5OH}},\xrightarrow{PCl_5}C_2H_5Cl $ $ \xrightarrow{NH_3}\underset{Ethylamine}{\mathop{C_2H_5NH_2}}, $