Question

On treating acetic acid with hydrazoic acid and conc. $H_2{SO}_4$ at $0^{o}C$, the product obtained is:

• A. Methane
• B. Methylamine
• C. Methyl cyanide
• D. Ethylamine

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Methylamine

On treating acetic acid with hydrazoic acid and conc. $H_2{SO}_4$ at $0^{o}C$, the product obtained is methylamine.
The reaction is known as schmidt reaction.
$\underset{\text{acetic acid}}{C{H}_3-COOH}+\underset{\text{hydrazoic acid}}{H{N}_3}\underset{0^{o}C}{\overset{\text{conc}{H}_2{SO}_4}{\to }}\underset{\text{methylamine}}{C{H}_3-N{H}_2}+C{O}_2+N_2$