Amination by Reduction

This quiz contains multiple-choice problems on reduction and its methods, equipment and its processes, types of reductions and sulfide reduction.

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Which of the following compounds can be reduced to form amines?

Nitro

Oximes

Azoxy

All of the above

Which of the following chemical formulae represents the tertiary amine?

NH{3}

R-NH{2}

R-NH-R’

R-N(R’)-R”

What is the chemical formula of methylamine?

CH{3}-NH{2}

C{2}H{5}-NH{2}

CH{3}-NH-CH{3}

CH{3}-N(CH{3})-CH{3}

What is the name of the compound C{6}H{5}-NH{2}?

Phenol

Cyclohexane

Aniline

Paraffin

Dimethylamine is a primary amine. True or false?

True

False

Triphenylamine is a tertiary compound. True or false?

True

False

Which of the following is a reduction method for preparing amines?

Metal and acids

Sulphide

Metal and alkali

All of the above

What is the Piria method?

An electrolytic method

A sulphite method

A sulphide method

A catalytic method

What do we get if C{6}H{5}-NO{2} is catalysed by ‘Zn + water’?

C{6}H{5}-NH{2}

C{6}H{5}-NHOH

C{6}H{6}-NH-NH-C{6}H{5}

None of the above

Under which catalyst does C{6}H{5}-NO{2} give C{6}H{5}-NH2?

Zn-acid

Zn-water

Zn-alkali

All of the above

Under the presence of what do we hydrolyse anilide to form amine?

Alkali

Zinc

Mineral acids

Sulphite

What is the chemical formula of dimethylaniline?

C{6}H{5}-NH{2}

C{6}H{5}-N(CH{3}){2}

C{6}H{5}-NO{2}

None of the above

What is generally prepared by ammonolysis reactions and not by reductive methods?

Amines

Paraffin

Oximes

Amides

What do we get from the hydrolysis of N-substituted amide?

Primary amine

Secondary amine

Tertiary amine

All of the above

What is synthesized by reductive methods in amination by reduction?

Toluene

Phenols

Amines

Alkyl

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Amination by Reduction
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
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