Chemical Properties
Chapter Name : Amines |
Sub Topic Code : 102_12_13_06_02 |
Topic Name : Chemical Properties |
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Sub Topic Name : Alkylation |
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Introduction
Amines are organic compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.
Pre-Requisites:
Amines
Activity:
Blue dye.
Real Life Question:
What are amines?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Amines | Amines are organic compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Aniline | Aniline, phenylamine or aminobenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2. Consisting of a phenyl group attached to an amino group, aniline is the prototypical aromatic amine. |
Real life uses :
Preparation of methylene dianiline.
Places to visit :
Departmental stores.
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Indigo | Indigo was a natural dye extracted from plants, and this process was important economically because blue dyes were once rare. |
What you learn in Theory:
Alkylation is the transfer of an alkyl group from one molecule to another. The alkyl group may be transferred as an alkyl carbocation, a free radical, a carbanion or a carbene (or their equivalents).
What you learn in Practice:
Alkylating agents are widely used in chemistry because the alkyl group is probably the most common group encountered in organic molecules.[citation needed] Many biological target molecules or their synthetic precursors are composed of an alkyl chain with specific functional groups in a specific order.