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Give reasons for the following observations : (i) It is difficult to prepare pure amines by ammonolysis of alkyl halides. (ii) Electrophilic substitution in case of aromatic amines takes place more readily than in benzene. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :(i) It is because PRIMARY AMINES formed react with more alkyl halide to form `2^(@)" and "3^(@)` amines. That is we get MIXTURE of amines, which need to be separated. (ii) It is because `-NH_(2)` group is electron releasing and increases electron density on benzene RING. |
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