NEET 2024, Chemistry Q41: Preparation of Amines

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Identify the major product C formed in the following reaction sequence:

CH $_{3}$ -CH $_{2}$ -CH $_{2}$ -I $NaCN$ A $OH^{-}, partial hydrolysis$ B $NaOH, Br_{2}$ C (major)

A
butanamide
B
$α$ -bromobutanoic acid
C
propylamine
D
butylamine

Solution

Step 1 (SN2 with CN $^{-}$ ): A = CH $_{3}$ CH $_{2}$ CH $_{2}$ CN (butanenitrile).

Step 2 (partial hydrolysis): B = CH $_{3}$ CH $_{2}$ CH $_{2}$ CONH $_{2}$ (butanamide).

Step 3 (Hofmann bromamide degradation): primary amide loses one carbon to give the next-lower primary amine, CH $_{3}$ CH $_{2}$ CH $_{2}$ NH $_{2}$ (propylamine).

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