Question

When an organic compound was treated with sodium nitrite and hydrochloric acid in the ice cold, nitrogen gas was evolved copiously. The compound is

• A. A nitro compound
• B. A primary amine
• C. An aliphatic primary amine
• D. An aromatic primary amine

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

An aliphatic primary amine

Answer 2

$RNH_{2} + NaNO_{2} + HCl \rightarrow R - OH + NaCl + N_{2} + H_{2}O$