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What is the main method used to produce aliphatic amines from halogenoalkanes?

electrophilic substitution

electrophilic addition

nucleophilic addition

nucleophilic substitution

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What is the equation that describes the reaction between bromoethane and ammonia to produce ethylamine?

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What is the main disadvantage of using the halogenoalkane and ammonia method for producing amines?

it produces a mixture of amines

it is a slow reaction

it requires high pressures

it requires high temperatures

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What is the equation that describes the reaction between bromoethane and ethylamine to produce diethylamine?

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Which of the following is the correct reaction for reducing a nitrile to a primary amine?

RCN + 3[H] ➔ RCH2NH2

RCN + 6[H] ➔ RCH2NH2

RCN + 2[H] ➔ RCH2NH2

RCN + 4[H] ➔ RCH2NH2

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What is the main method used to produce aromatic amines?

nucleophilic substitution of halogenoarenes

oxidation of amino compounds

reduction of nitro compounds

electrophilic substitution of halogenoarenes

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Which of the following is the correct reaction for reducing nitrobenzene to phenylamine?

C6H5NO2 + 4[H] ➔ C6H5NH2

C6H5NO2 + 6[H] ➔ C6H5NH2

C6H5NO2 + 8[H] ➔ C6H5NH2

C6H5NO2 + 10[H] ➔ C6H5NH2

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What are the main uses of aromatic amines?

making pesticides and herbicides

making plastics and rubbers

making pharmaceuticals and dyes

making fuels and solvents

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Aliphatic amines can be produced by heating a with excess ammonia in a nucleophilic substitution reaction.

halogenoalkane

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Describe the two-step process for producing aromatic amines from nitro compounds.

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