JEE Main Chemistry question

An alkyl halide reacts with alcoholic ammonia in a sealed tube. The product formed will be

(A)A primary amine
(B)A secondary amine
(C)A tertiary amine
(D)A mixture of all the threeCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Alcoholic ammonia in a sealed tube reacts with an alkyl halide by successive alkylations: the primary amine formed in the first substitution (RX + NH_3 \rightarrow RNH_2 + HX) is itself nucleophilic and can react further with more alkyl halide to give a secondary

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