Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 23 - Organic Chemistry I: Formulas, Names, and Properties - Exercises - Amines - Page 947: 60

Answer

a) Amines are the functional group having N atom & the remaining valency are filled with either 2 H atoms ($-NH_{2}$) or one alkyl group and one H atom ($-NHR$) or two alkyl groups ($-NR_{2}$). b) Ammonia($NH_{3}$) has the following structure as figure below. In this structure we see that N atom bonded with 3 H atoms by three single bonds. Now, if we substitute an alkyl group in place of one of H atoms it becomes $R-NH_{2}$ which is an example of primary amine where the amine group is $-NH_{2}$. So, we can tell that amines are derived from ammonia i.e. amines described as derivatives of ammonia.

Work Step by Step

R = Alkyl groups ($-CH_{3}, -CH_{2}CH_{3} $ etc.) Explanation of the said question has been discussed in the answer section above.
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