AMINES

Introduction

This page focuses on reactions that deal with amines

Reactions

Preparation of amines

SN2 with sodium cyanide on an alkyl halide and then reduction with LAH

Amide synthesis from a carboxylic acid and then reduction with LAH

Formation of quaternary ammonium salt

Gabriel synthesis

Reductive amination

Acylation and removal

Hoffman elimination

Note the formation of the less substituted double bond.

Sandmeyer reaction