Amines Ques 15
15. When aniline reacts with oil of bitter almonds $(C_6 H_5 CHO)$, condensation takes place and benzal derivative is formed. This is known as
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(a) Million’s base
(b) Schiff’s reagent
(c) Schiff’s base
(d) Benedict’s reagent
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Solution:
- (c) Benzaldehyde reacts with primary aromatic amine to form schiff’s base
$ \underset{\text{ Benzaldehyde }}{C_6 H_5 CH=O+\underset{\text{ Aniline }}{C_6 H_5 NH_2} \longrightarrow \underset{\substack{\text{ Benzylidene aniline }}}{C_6 H_5 CH=NC_6 H_5}+H_2 O} $
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