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Offline magdi_gamal

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Why does amines react with nitrous acid differently than other acids?
« on: March 29, 2014, 02:14:52 PM »
I mean why is it that the common formula for amines reacting with acids is...
RNH2 + HX  :rarrow:  RNH3+X-

But when amines react with nitrous acid it goes like this even though that nitrous acid is also a bronsted acid?
C2H5NH2 + HNO2  :rarrow:  C2H5OH + H2O + N2
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Re: Why does amines react with nitrous acid differently than other acids?
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2014, 03:17:21 PM »
How stable is HNO2?

Draw out the full structure of HNO2 how might an amine primarily react with this? What about if HNO2 degrades, what are the degradation products? How might these react with a 1° aliphatic amine?
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Re: Why does amines react with nitrous acid differently than other acids?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2014, 10:12:55 PM »
I thought primary amines and nitrous acid give azides?
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Re: Why does amines react with nitrous acid differently than other acids?
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2014, 10:16:26 PM »
whoops..I meant diazide..big difference
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Re: Why does amines react with nitrous acid differently than other acids?
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2014, 11:56:16 PM »
Quote from: AlphaScent on March 29, 2014, 10:12:55 PM
I thought primary amines and nitrous acid give azides?

They give diazonium salts and they are relatively stable if they are aromatic amines.

If they are aliphatic 1° amines, however,  they tend to lose N2 leaving a carbocation to pick up some water, eliminate a proton or pick up a halide.

CCC[N+]#N   :rarrow:  N2 + CC[cH2+]
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Re: Why does amines react with nitrous acid differently than other acids?
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2014, 12:08:56 AM »
Aromatic diazomium compounds are more reliable so one can get a wider range of FGI's than aliphatics. I guess this is why this reaction for converting R-NH2 into R-OH
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