Question

Ethanamine is treated with nitrous acid at ordinary temperature, the products will be

• A. ethanol only
• B. ethanol, acetic acid, $N_2\, and\, H_20$
• C. acetic acid, ethane and $H_20$
• D. ethanol, ethene, ethyl chloride and $N_2$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

ethanol, ethene, ethyl chloride and $N_2$

Answer 2

{\underset{\mathrm{Ethylamine}}{ {C_2H_5 -NH_2 }}$->[HONO/HCl][273 - 278] [H_3C -CH_2 - N^+ \equiv NCl^-] ->[Decomposes]$\underset{\mathrm{Ethanol}}{ {[H_3C-CH_2 -OH ] }}+ H_2 C - CH_2 + CH_3 -CH_2 -Cl + N_2 }