True or false about amines

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The nitrogen of an amine is sp3 hybridised.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Lower aliphatic amines smell of fish.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Tertiary amines form hydrogen bonds with each other.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Aromatic amines are stronger bases than ammonia.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Aniline undergoes the Friedel-Crafts reaction.

6. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Tertiary amines ignore benzenesulphonyl chloride.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation