Distinguish between Primary, Secondary and Teritary amines.

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Primary amine $R N H_{2}$
Secondary amine $R_{2} N H$
Tertiary amine $R_{3} N$
$1$ . With $H N O_{2}$ forms alcohol.
Forms N-nitroso amine.
Forms salt
$2$ . With $C H C l_{3} / K O H$ forms carbylamine
No reaction
No reaction
$3$ . With acetyl chloride forms N-alkyl acetamide.
form N, N-dialkyl acetamide.
No reaction
$4$ . With $C S_{2}$ and $H g C l_{2}$ alkyl isothiocyanate is formed.
No reaction
No reaction
$5$ . With Diethyl oxalate
$C O O C_{2} H_{5} | C O O C_{2} H_{5} 2 R N H_{2} \to C O N H R | C O N H R$
dialkyl oxamide, a solid at room temperature is formed.
Forms N, N-dialkyl oxamic ester, a liquid $C O N R_{2} | C C O O C_{2} H_{5}$
No reaction
$6$ . With three molar proportion of alkyl halide, quarternary ammonium salt-crystalline compound is formed.
$3 R X + R N H_{2} \to R_{4} N^{+} X^{-}$
With two molar proportion of alkyl halide, quaternary ammonium salt is formed.
$R_{2} N H + 2 R H \to R_{4} N^{+} X^{-}$
With only one molar proportion of alkyl halide quarternary ammonium salt is formed.
$R_{3} N + R X \to R_{4} N^{+} X^{-}$

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