PYQ NEET- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen L-4
Question: The action of nitrous acid on an aliphatic primary amine gives
A) secondary amine
B) nitroalkane
C) alcohol
D) alkyl nitrite.
Answer: alcohol
Sol:
$R-\mathrm{NH}_2+\mathrm{HNO}_2 \longrightarrow R \mathrm{OH}+\mathrm{N}_2+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$