Question
How will you convert:
Ethanamine into methanamine.
Ethanamine into methanamine.
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Answer
Conversion of Ethanamine into Methanamine.
$ \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{NH}_2\xrightarrow[]{\text{HONO}}\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}\xrightarrow[\text{K}_2\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7/ \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4]{\text{Oxidation}}\\\text{Ethanamine} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ethyl} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{alcohol}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\text{CHO}\xrightarrow[]{\text{Oxidation}}\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Acetaldahyde} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Acetic acid}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \Big\downarrow{\text{NH}_3}\\\text{CH}_3\text{NH}_2\xleftarrow[]{\text{Br}_2/\text{KOH}}\text{CH}_3\text{CONH}_2\xleftarrow[]{\text{heat}}\text{CH}_3\text{COONH}_4\\\text{methamine} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Acetamide} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ammonium}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{acetate}$
$ \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{NH}_2\xrightarrow[]{\text{HONO}}\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}\xrightarrow[\text{K}_2\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7/ \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4]{\text{Oxidation}}\\\text{Ethanamine} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ethyl} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{alcohol}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\text{CHO}\xrightarrow[]{\text{Oxidation}}\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Acetaldahyde} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Acetic acid}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \Big\downarrow{\text{NH}_3}\\\text{CH}_3\text{NH}_2\xleftarrow[]{\text{Br}_2/\text{KOH}}\text{CH}_3\text{CONH}_2\xleftarrow[]{\text{heat}}\text{CH}_3\text{COONH}_4\\\text{methamine} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Acetamide} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ammonium}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{acetate}$
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