Question
Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.
Ethylamine and aniline
Solution
Ethylamine and aniline: To the ice cold solution of both these compounds prepared in excess of dilute HCl, add ice cold solution of sodium nitrite in water and of β—Naphthol (2—Naphthol) prepared in diluted in sodium hydroxide solution.
Further, cool the reaction mixture in both the cases. The mixture which forms a brilliant orange dye (azodye) contains aniline while the one in which no dye is formed has ethylamine present in it.
