Amines are an important class of organic compounds. They are widely found in both plants and animals. They are found among proteins, vitamins, alkaloids, hormones, etc. Synthetic examples include polymers, drugs, dyestuff, etc. These amines are widely used. For example, quinine is an important anti-malarial drug, adrenaline and ephedrine are used to raise blood pressure, Novocaine is used as an anesthetic in dentistry, codeine is used as an analgesic (as a pain reliever). Benadryl is used as an antihistamine drug. Quaternary ammonium salts are used as surfactants. Amines are considered to be derivatives of ammonia in which one, two, or all three hydrogen atoms are replaced by an alkyl or aryl group. Classification of Amines Amines are broken down as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°) because one, two, or three hydrogens of the ammonia molecule are displaced by alkyl or aryl groups in the ammonia molecule. However, we get RNH, or ArNH 2 if one hydrogen atom of ammonia...
Amines are molecules and functional groups in organic chemistry that have a lone pair on a basic nitrogen atom. Amines are officially ammonia derivatives with one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by an alkyl or aryl group (these may respectively be called alkylamines and arylamines; amines in which both types of the substituent are attached to one nitrogen atom may be called alkyl arylamines). Amino acids, biogenic amines, trimethylamine, and aniline are all important amines; a complete list of amines may be found in Category: Amines. Monochloramine and other inorganic ammonia derivatives are referred to as amines (NClH 2 ). An amino group refers to the substituent -NH 2 . Table of Contents Structure of Amines Classification of Amines Nomenclature of Amines Sample Questions (FAQs) Question 1: Describe the structure of amines. Question 2: Describe the classification of amines? Question 3: How the naming of amines is done? Question 4: What are primary amines? Give IUPAC nam...