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Organic ChemistryHL Edition:
Reactions of Amines & Nitriles
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A new functional group!Nitriles are hydrocarbons which contain the C≡N group
Signified by R-CNUse suffix “nitrile” Soluble in water
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Synthesis of NitrilesNitriles are made by nucleophilic substitution of haloalkanes
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Reactions Nitriles are important synthetic compounds They can be used to produce ammonia and carboxylic acids
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Reduction
A reduction reaction involves increasing bonds to hydrogen Note that when you react with a nitriles, you increase the number carbons by one
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Synthesis of AminesAmines are created by reacting haloalkane with ammonia:
R-X + NH3 → R-NH2 + HX
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Problem! This reaction doesn’t stop with the primary amine...it keeps goingFor this reason, it is not the favoured method for making amines
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SN2 Mechanism of Amine Formation
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Try it!
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