jimmyboy
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Basic amine question...
ok ethanol plus ammonia gives ethylamine
methanol (or is it formaldehyde?) plus ammonia -> methylamine
what amine does isopropyl alcohol make?
or maybe acetone?
is it as easy as the others -- just mix with ammonia and heat? i couldnt find this anywhere and looked fairly hard.. just looking for simple amine
experiments...
[Edited on 9-6-2006 by jimmyboy]
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jimmyboy
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bump..
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Ethyl + amine = ethylamine
methyl + amine = methylamine
so maybe .... isopropyl + amine = isopropylamine
first hit on google:
www.chemicalland21.com/industrialchem/organic/ISOPROPYLAMINE...
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Low molecular amine names are formed by adding '-amine' as a suffix to the name of the parent compound. In substitutive nomenclature, the prefix
'amino-' is placed before the name of the parent compound to denote the functional group in high molecular amines. Synthetic amines are made mostly by
reaction of alcohols with ammonia, catalyzed by metals( nickel or copper) or metal oxide at high temperature.
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jimmyboy
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i did glance at that and thought the same thing at first - i also found this that says something totally different in Ullman's -- maybe another route?
"Reductive ammonolysis of acetone yields isopropylamine"
i also have another instance that says you need to have the alkyl halide plus a catalyst with ammonia to form the amine..
so it may not be as simple as just putting isopropanol and ammonia together or is it?
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stoichiometric_steve
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jimmyboy
"Reductive ammonolysis of acetone yields isopropylamine" |
oh yeah thats VERY different. can't you people just read a basic o-chem book? i think mr Polv needs to be a bit more rigorous towards the quality of
this board.
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andresderis
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wtf have you any degree on chemistry?? omfg
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Lab synthesis of amines is done in a few ways...
Reaction of the Alkyl Halide + Ammonia:
CH3-Br + NH3 --> CH3NH2 + NH4Br
But the problem here is that you will get a mixture of mono-, di-, tri-, and even quaternary amines.
The other way is by reduction of Amides, so for example:
CH3COCl (Acetyl chloride) + NH3 --> Acetamide (CH3CONH2)
CH3CONH2 + LiAlH4 --> CH3CH2NH2 (Ethylamine)
Similarly, Nitriles can be reduced to Amines, with the addition of a carbon in the chain:
CH3-CN (Acetonitrile) + LiAlH4 --> CH3CH2NH2 (Ethylamine)
But most people don't have lithium aluminum hydride lying around, and its synthesis can be hairy...so this might not be useful to you.
The third method is with a salt of Phthalimide:
Na(+)Pthalimide(-) + CH3Br , followed by NaOH --> CH3NH2 + Sodium Pthalate
I don't know if this is answering what you're looking for...but oh well.
I also think it's funny that this thread is titled "BASIC Amine.." hahaha, basically...basic..amines..
"In the end the proud scientist or philosopher who cannot be bothered to make his thought accessible has no choice but to retire to the heights in
which dwell the Great Misunderstood and the Great Ignored, there to rail in Olympic superiority at the folly of mankind." - Reginald Kapp.
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jimmyboy
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thanks  - yes much more helpful - i was reading these things and wanted to see
what could be done with easily acquired reagents (within reason) - hmm doesnt seem to be something you could really do at home then - well even if you
do end up with a mixture of 1st 2nd and 3rd amines you could still distill and purify.. (just remember to use a hotplate) but the yields would be
dismal most likely.. heck ammonia is cheap - so is alcohol and chlorine - maybe not so bad..
[Edited on 10-6-2006 by jimmyboy]
[Edited on 10-6-2006 by jimmyboy]
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