Alkyl halide on heating with alc. NH3 in a sealed tube results..........
A
1∘amine
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B
2∘amine
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C
3∘amine
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D
All of these
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Solution
The correct option is D All of these Ammonia reacts as a nucleophile with alkyl halides to give primary amines in a nucleophilic substitution reaction. The result is mixtures containing primary amines, secondary amines, tertiary amines and quaternary ammonium salts. This can be avoided if a large excess of ammonia is used.