Write the reactions involved when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents: (a) HCN (b) Br\(_2\) water
When D-glucose is treated with hydrogen cyanide (HCN), it undergoes cyanohydrin formation. The reaction occurs at the aldehyde group, resulting in the formation of D-glucose cyanohydrin.
\[ \text{D-glucose} + HCN \rightarrow \text{D-glucose cyanohydrin} \]
When D-glucose is treated with bromine water (a mild oxidizing agent), it specifically oxidizes the aldehyde group at C-1 to a carboxylic acid, producing gluconic acid.
\[ \text{D-glucose} + Br_2\text{(water)} \rightarrow \text{Gluconic acid} \]
These reactions demonstrate the aldehydic nature of glucose and its ability to undergo addition and oxidation reactions.
Write IUPAC names of the following compounds and classify them into primary, secondary and tertiary amines.
(i) (CH3 )2CHNH2 (ii) CH3 (CH2 )2NH2 (iii) CH3NHCH(CH3 )2
(iv) (CH3 )3CNH2 (v) C6H5NHCH3 (vi) (CH3CH2 )2NCH3 (vii) m–BrC6H4NH2
Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.
(i) Methylamine and dimethylamine
(ii) Secondary and tertiary amines
(iii) Ethylamine and aniline
(iv) Aniline and benzylamine
(v) Aniline and N-methylaniline
Account for the following:
(i) pKb of aniline is more than that of methylamine.
(ii) Ethylamine is soluble in water whereas aniline is not.
(iii) Methylamine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate hydrated ferric oxide.
(iv) Although amino group is o– and p– directing in aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions, aniline on nitration gives a substantial amount of m-nitroaniline.
(v) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.
(vi) Diazonium salts of aromatic amines are more stable than those of aliphatic amines. (vii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is preferred for synthesising primary amines.
(A) Explain the following reactions and write chemical equations involved:
(a) Wolff-Kishner reduction
(b) Etard reaction
(c) Cannizzaro reaction