Question

Ammonolysis of alkyl halides followed by the treatment with $NaOH$ solution can be used to prepare primary, secondary and tertiary amines. The purpose of $NaOH$ in the reaction is:

• A. To remove basic impurities
• B. To activate $N{H}_3$ used in the reaction
• C. To increase the reactivity of alkyl halide
• D. To remove acidic impurities

Answer 1

The correct option is D To remove acidic impurities


During the reaction $HX$ (acid) is formed.
Hence, we use $NaOH$ to remove these acidic impurities.