Aliphatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen - Result Question 1
####1. The major product of the following reaction is
$CH _3 CHCH _2 CH _2 NH _2 \xrightarrow[\text { Triethylamine }]{\stackrel{OH}{\text { Ethyl formate (1 equiv.) }}}$
(a) $CH _3 CHCH _2 CH _2 NHCHO$
(b) $CH _3 CH=CH-CH _2 NH _2$
(c)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 1. (a)
Solution:
- The mechanism of the given reaction is as follows:
The basic mechanism of the reaction is acyl $S _N 2$ because the nucleophile, $CH _3(OH) CH _2 CH _2 NH _2$ attacks the $s p^{2}$ carbon of the ester $\left(H-CO _2 Et\right)$ and gets substituted.
