Question

The action of nitrous acid on ethyl amine gives

• A. Ethane
• B. Ethyl nitrite
• C. Ethyl alcohol
• D. Nitroethane

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Ethyl alcohol

Answer 2

C₂H₅NH₂ $\overset{\quad HNO_{2}\quad}{\rightarrow}$ C₂H₅OH