Question
Give a chemical test to distinguish between a primary and a secondary amine.

Answer

Aromatic primary amine gives orange dye on treating with ice cold $\mathrm{NaNO}_2+\mathrm{HCl}$ followed by $\beta$-naphthol whereas secondary amine does not give this test/or describe carbyl amine test or Hinsberg test.

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