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Amines
« on: April 27, 2004, 12:08:02 AM »
do amines act as bases in many reactions?

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Re:Amines
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2004, 12:19:10 AM »
yes
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Re:Amines
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2004, 01:48:11 AM »
And sometimes may act as acids.
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Re:Amines
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2004, 08:06:08 AM »
Amine plays the role of nucleophile in most of its reaction, consequently as a lewis base (lone pair donor)
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Re:Amines
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2004, 03:32:46 PM »
And they almost always have the worst odors imagineable.
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