SolutionsReactivity
1. Products
Give the product of N,N-dimethylbenzamide with: a) H3O+ and heat; b) LiAlH4, then H2O; c) NaBH4 in methanol.
- Benzoic acid and dimethylammonium.
- N,N-Dimethylbenzylamine, C6H5CH2N(CH3)2.
- No reaction.
2. Hofmann rearrangement
Which amine does butanamide give with Br2 and NaOH? How many carbons does it have?
Propylamine, CH3CH2CH2NH2: one carbon fewer, because the carbonyl is lost as CO2.