Diethyl amine when treated with nitrous acid yields:

diethyl ammonium nitrite

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ethyl alcohol

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N-nitroso diethyl amine

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triethyl ammonium nitrite

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Solution

The correct option is C N-nitroso diethyl amine
Diethylamine treated with nitrous acid to give N-nitroso diethylamine. It is a powerful carcinogen.

$(C_{2} H_{5})_{2} N H + H N O_{2} \to (C_{2} H_{5})_{2} N - N = O + H_{2} O$

So the answer is $C$ .

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