PAAVAI VIDHYASHRAM SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

(Affiliated to CBSE)
XII-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHAPTER 9: AMINES-WORKSHEET 1
NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION

1. An important class of organic compounds 8. Which is incorrect?

derived by replacing one or more hydrogen a. Nitrogen atom of amines is trivalent and
atoms of ammonia molecule by alkyl/aryl carries an unshared pair of electrons.
group(s) is b. Nitrogen orbitals in amines are sp3 hybridised
a. Amines b. Alcohols and the geometry of amines is pyramidal.
c. Carboxylic acids d. Aldehydes c. Nitrogen orbitals in amines are sp3 hybridised
and the geometry of amines is tetrahedral.
2. In nature, Amines occur among d. The fourth orbital of nitrogen in all amines
a. Proteins b. Vitamins contains an unshared pair of electrons.
c. Alkaloids d. Hormones
e. All the above 9. Assertion : The angle C–N–C in
trimethylamine is 108o.
3. Two biologically active compounds, namely Reason: Nitrogen in Trimethyl amine contains
adrenaline and ephedrine, both containing unshared pair of electrons.
a. Primary amino group
b. Secondary amino group 10. The bond angle angle C–N–E, (where E is C or
c. Tertiary amino group H) in amines
d. Quaternary amino group a. is less than 109.5°
b. is more than 109.5°
4. Two biologically active compounds, namely c. is equal to 109.5°
adrenaline and ephedrine, both containing d. can be greater or less than 109.5°
secondary amino group, are used to depending upon the compond
a. increase blood pressure
b. decrease blood pressure 11. The geometry of amines is
c. increase sugar level a. Tetrahedral
d. decrease sugar level b. Pyramidal
c. Square planar
5. A synthetic amino compound, is used as an d. Octahedral
anaesthetic in dentistry is
a. Benadryl b. Novocain 12. Which of the following is simple amine?
c. Adrenaline d. Ephedrine a. CH3NHCH(CH3)2
b. C6H5NHCH3
6. Benadryl, a well-known antihistaminic drug c. (CH3CH2)2NCH3
also contains d. (CH3)3CNH2
a. Primary amino group
b. Secondary amino group 13. Which of the following is mixed amine?
c. Tertiary amino group a. C6H5NHCH3
d. Quaternary amino group b. CH3CH2NHCH2CH3
c. (CH3)2NH
7. Match the following d. (C2H5)2NH
Amino compound Uses
Benadryl Surfactants 14. Match the following
Quaternary Anaesthetic in dentistry
ammonium salts Ethylamine Propan-1-amine
Novocain increase blood pressure n-Propylamine Propan-2-amine
Diazonium salts Antihistaminic drug Isopropylamine Prop-2-en-1-amine
adrenaline intermediates in the preparation
Allylamine Ethanamine
and ephedrine of a variety of aromatic
compounds including dyes.
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15. Which of the following is a not a primary 23. IUPAC name of (CH3CH2)2NCH3 is
amine a. N-ethyl-N-methylethanamine
a. Sec butyl amine b. N,N-diethylmethanamine
b. Tert.butylamine c. N-methyldiethylamine
c. Trimethylamine d. N-diethylmethylamine
d. Isopropylamine
24. The correct structure of N,N-Dimethylaniline is
16. Which of the following is a 3° amine? a. b. c. d.
a. 1-methylcyclohexylamine
b. Triethylamine
c. tert-butylamine
d. N-methylaniline
25. IUPAC name of C6H5NH2 is
17. The correct IUPAC name for CH2=CHCH2 a. Aniline
NHCH3 is b. Benzenamine
a. Allylmethylamine c. Both aniline and benzenamine
b. 2-amino-4-pentene d. Phenylamine
c. 4-aminopent-1-ene
d. N-methylprop-2-en-1-amine 26. IUPAC name of ethylmethylamine is
a. N-Methylethanamine
18. N,N-Dimethylaniline is a b. N,N-Dimethylmethanamine
a. Primary amine c. Prop-2-en-1-amine
b. Secondary amine d. Ethanamine
c. Tertiary amine
d. Quaternary amine 27. Which cannot be the name of the following
compound
19. 2-Aminotoluene is a. p-Bromoaniline
a. o-Cresol b. 4-Bromobenzenamine
b. o-Toluidine c. 4-Bromoaniline
c. m- Toluidine d. m- Bromoaniline
d. m-Cresol
28. IUPAC name of H2 N–CH2 –CH2–NH2 is
20. The IUPAC name of a. ethan-1, 2-diamine
b. ethane-1, 2-diamine
c. ethylenediamine
a. N,N-Dimethylmethanamine d. ethane-1,2-amine
b. N,N-Diethylbutan-1-amine
c. N-ethyl-N-butylethanamine 29. N-methylaniline is
d. N,N-Diethylbutylamine a. Primary
b. Secondary
21. m–BrC6H4NH2 is c. Tertiary
a. 1-bromoaniline d. Quaternary
b. 2-bromoaniline
c. 3-bromoaniline 30. Match the following
d. 4-bromoaniline Tertiary amine

22. IUPAC name of tert.butylamine is Secondary amine

a. 2-methylproan-1-amine
b. 2-methylproan-2-amine
c. Butan-2-amine
Primary amine
d. Butan-1-amine