Nitrogen compounds

Worked examples (6)

• 1Preparing a primary amine (3 marks)
• 2Amine as a base (2 marks)
• 3Why excess ammonia? (2 marks)
• 4Basicity of amines (3 marks)
• 5Amine from a nitrile (3 marks)
• 6Comparing the two amine routes (4 marks)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Making a nitrile (2 marks)
• 2Making a hydroxynitrile (2 marks)
• 3Hydrolysis of a nitrile (3 marks)
• 4Reduction of a nitrile (3 marks)
• 5Chain extension in synthesis (4 marks)
• 6Hydroxynitriles and racemic mixtures (4 marks)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Classifying amines (2 marks)
• 2Amine as a base (2 marks)
• 3Preparing a primary amine (3 marks)
• 4Comparing basicity (4 marks)
• 5Amine with an acyl chloride (3 marks)
• 6Comparing amine-prep routes (4 marks)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Preparing phenylamine (3 marks)
• 2Why phenylamine is a weak base (3 marks)
• 3Diazotisation (4 marks)
• 4Azo coupling (3 marks)
• 5Why azo compounds are coloured (4 marks)
• 6Distinguishing phenylamine reactions (3 marks)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Identifying amides (2 marks)
• 2Making an amide (2 marks)
• 3Acid hydrolysis of an amide (3 marks)
• 4Alkaline hydrolysis of an amide (3 marks)
• 5Why amides are not basic (4 marks)
• 6Distinguishing amide hydrolysis products (3 marks)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Amphoteric behaviour (3 marks)
• 2The zwitterion (2 marks)
• 3Charge at different pH (3 marks)
• 4Isoelectric point (3 marks)
• 5Electrophoresis (4 marks)
• 6Peptide bond formation (3 marks)