Edexcel IAL Chemistry A2 19.4 preparation of primary aliphatic amines
Edexcel IAL Chemistry A2 19.4 preparation of primary aliphatic amines
The direct evidence is focused: choose the nitrile with the same carbon chain as the target amine and reduce it with lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III).
How this is tested
- Identify the nitrile that gives a target primary amine after reduction.
- Choose lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) rather than Sn/HCl for nitrile reduction.
- Draw or name nitrile intermediates in an aliphatic amine preparation route.