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What is ammonolysis ? Give its application.

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Solution :It is the replacement of either halogen ATOM of alkyl halides or HYDROXYL group in alcohols by amino group. Reagent USED for this purpose is alcoholic ammonia.
Example: `R-X+NH_3 RARR R-NH_2 + HX`
`R-OH + NH_3 overset(Al_2O_3)underset(360^@C)rarr RNH_2+H_2O`
Application: It is used for the preparation of primary, secondary, tertiary amines from haloalkanes.


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