JEE Main Chemistry question

The product obtained when methylamine is treated with nitrous acid is

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)Both (b) and (c)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Methylamine is a notable exception among primary amines: besides the expected methanol, its deamination with nitrous acid also gives appreciable amounts of methyl nitrite (, from reaction of the initially

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