Part of OC-08 — Amines & Diazonium Salts

Misconceptions

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"3° amines are the strongest bases in all conditions" ✓ Only in gas phase. In aqueous solution, 2° > 1° > 3° because solvation of R3NH+R_{3}NH^{+} is poor due to steric bulk.

"Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is a general method for all amines" ✓ It is ONLY for primary aliphatic amines. ArX cannot undergo SN2, so ArNH2ArNH_{2} cannot be made. 2° and 3° amines also cannot be made.

"The Hoffmann bromamide product has the same number of carbons as the amide" ✓ The product has ONE FEWER carbon. The carbonyl carbon is expelled as Na2CO3Na_{2}CO_{3}. RCONH2RCONH_{2}RNH2RNH_{2}.

"Carbylamine test works for all types of amines" ✓ Specific to PRIMARY (1°) amines ONLY. Isocyanide (RNC) forms only from RNH2RNH_{2} + CHCl3CHCl_{3} + KOH.

"Sandmeyer and Gattermann reactions use the same catalyst" ✓ Sandmeyer uses cuprous halide salts (CuCl, CuBr, CuCN); Gattermann uses metallic copper powder (Cu°).

"Diazonium salts can be stored and used later" ✓ Diazonium salts are unstable above 5 °C and must be prepared fresh and used immediately (in situ).

"Azo coupling with phenol requires acidic medium" ✓ Phenol coupling needs ALKALINE medium (to form phenoxide, the active nucleophile); acidic medium protonates the diazonium end.

"Aniline couples with diazonium in alkaline medium" ✓ Coupling with aniline needs WEAKLY ACIDIC medium. Too alkaline converts aniline to PhNHNH^{-} (anion), which is less reactive.

"Nitro reduction and Gabriel synthesis both give the same types of amines" ✓ Nitro reduction gives both ArNH2ArNH_{2} and RNH2RNH_{2} non-selectively. Gabriel gives ONLY primary aliphatic amines.

"Aniline is a stronger base than NH3NH_{3}" ✓ Aniline (pKb ≈ 9.38) is a much WEAKER base than NH3NH_{3} (pKb ≈ 4.74) because resonance delocalises the lone pair.

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