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Amines

Question
CBSEENCH12011185

Consider the reaction,
RCHO +NH2NH2 →RCH =N-NH2
What sort of reaction is it?

  • Electrophilic addition elimination reaction

  • Free radical addition-elimination reaction

  • Electrophilic substitution elimination reaction

  • Nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction

Solution

D.

Nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction

RCHO space plus straight N with bold. bold. on top straight H subscript 2 space rightwards arrow RCH equals straight N minus NH subscript 2 space plus straight H subscript 2 straight O
In the above reaction  negative space straight N with bold. bold. on top straight H subscript 2acts as nucleophilic species which adds on carbon. Therefore this is the case of the nucleophilic addition reaction. Simultaneously, a mole of H2O also eliminated. Therefore, overall this reaction is a nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction.