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Which of the following amines does not undergo benzoylation?(a) N-Methylethanamine(b) N-Ethylethanamine(c) N,N-Dimethylethanamine(d) N-MethylbenzenamineI had been asked this question in class test.My query is from Amines Chemical Reactions topic in division Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right answer is (c) N,N-Dimethylethanamine

For EXPLANATION I would SAY: For benzoylation to take PLACE, there should be a hydrogen ATOM PRESENT at the nitrogen of the amine for the C6H5CO^– group to replace. This is not the case in tertiary amines like N,N-dimethylethanamine and hence they do not undergo benzoylation.



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