Chemical Entity Data Page

1° Amine (AS/A2 generic)
Amine, primary (AS/A2 generic)
Primary amine (AS/A2 generic)
  Belongs to a sub-set of generics specific to the British A-Level exam system.




Amines are weak Brønsted bases, and they are nucleophiles.

Replacement of the hydrogen atoms in ammonia by alkyl or aryl groups given rise to three types of amine: primary amine RNH2 , secondary amine R2NH , tertiary amine R3N.

Tertiary amines are more basic and nucleophilic, but they are also more sterically hindered which can make prediction of relative reactivity difficult.
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Primary amine (AS/A2 generic)
 is defined with respect to the entities below: 		The entities below are defined with respect to:
Primary amine (AS/A2 generic)
Lewis base (AS/A2 generic)


Ligand, unidentate (AS/A2 generic)


Nucleophile (AS/A2 generic)


Weak base (AS/A2 generic)


2-Amino-2-methyl propane


Aniline


Benzylamine


1-Butylamine


1,4-Diaminobenzene


1,4-Diaminobutane


1,6-Diaminohexane


Ethylamine


Ethylenediamine


Isopropylamine


Methyl glycine


Methylamine


2-Methylpropan-1-amine


Phenylammonium ion


1-Phenylethanamine


n-Propylamine


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