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The alkylation of amines with alkyl halides is carried out in the presence of which of the following?(a) Alcohol(b) Acid(c) Base(d) LiAlH4I had been asked this question in unit test.This interesting question is from Amines Chemical Reactions in section Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct option is (c) BASE

To EXPLAIN: Some amount of strong acid is produced at each step of alkylation. This acid can protonate the amine, MAKING the electron lone pair of N unavailable for NUCLEOPHILIC attack and THEREFORE halt the reaction. For this reason, the acid needs to be neutralised and hence, a base is needed during the reaction.



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