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An organic compound (C3H9N)(A), when treated with nitrous acid, gave an alcohol and N2 gas was evolved. (A) on warming with CHCl3 and caustic potash gave (C) which on reduction gave isopropylmethyl amine. Predict the structure of (A).

A
CH3CH|CH3NH2
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B
CH3CH2NHCH3
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C
CH3N|CH3CH3
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D
CH3CH2CH2NH2
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Solution

The correct option is A CH3CH|CH3NH2
As (A) gives alcohol on treatment with nitrous acid thus, it should be primary amine. C3H9N has two possible stuctures with NH2 group.
CH3CH2CH2NH2orCH3CH|CH3NH2
As it gives isopropylmethyl amine thus it should be isopropyl amine not n-propyl amine.
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