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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: asexy_hamburger on 29/11/2008 19:54:34

Title: Question
Post by: asexy_hamburger on 29/11/2008 19:54:34

Is CH3CH2NH2 a secondary amine?

Title: Question
Post by: blakestyger on 29/11/2008 22:32:32

From what I can remember of secondary amines, two of the hydrogens in an ammonia molecule have been substituted for other groups. Your formula would need to be:

Ch₃CH₃NH

to be a secondary amine.

Some of the 'more recent' chemists on the forum will be more up to-date perhaps.

Title: Question
Post by: Chemistry4me on 30/11/2008 03:27:11

CH3CH2NH2 is a primary amine. Primary amines R-CH2-NH2. Secondary amines R-NH-R′. Tertiary amines R-N(R″)R′.

Title: Question
Post by: asexy_hamburger on 30/11/2008 03:52:55

That's what I thought, I just needed to be sure. Thanks!