(CH3)2 -NH Dimethyl amine Tertiary amines (CH3)3 -N Trimethyl amine NITRILES CH3 - C N Methyl cyanide Ethane nitrile RCN CH3-CH2-CN Ethyl cyanide Propane nitrile C6H5 -CN Phenyl cyanide Benzene nitrile NITRO CH3-CH2- NO2 Nitroethane COMPOUNDS C6H5 -NO2 Nitrobenzene RNO2 ISONITRILES CH3 - NC Methyl Methyl carbylamines RNC CH3-CH2-NC isocyanide Ehtyl carbylamines C6H5 -NC Ethyl isocyanide Phenyl carbylamine Phenyl isocyanide NAME REACTIONS Sandmeyer’s reaction Benzene diazonium salt with cuprous chloride or cuprous bromide results in the replacement of the diazonium group by –Cl or –Br. Wurtz reaction Alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbons containing double the number of carbon atoms present in the halide. 2 RX+ 2 Na R-R +2 NaX
(CH3)2 -NH Tertiary amines (CH3)3 -N Dimethyl amine Trimethyl amine NITRILES RCN CH3 - C N CH3-CH2-CN C6H5 -CN Methyl cyanide Ethyl cyanide Phenyl cyanide Ethane nitrile Propane nitrile Benzene nitrile NITRO COMPOUNDS RNO2 CH3-CH2- NO2 C6H5 -NO2 Nitroethane Nitrobenzene ISONITRILES RNC CH3 - NC CH3-CH2-NC C6H5 -NC Methyl isocyanide Ethyl isocyanide Phenyl isocyanide Methyl carbylamines Ehtyl carbylamines Phenyl carbylamine NAME REACTIONS Sandmeyer’s reaction Benzene diazonium salt with cuprous chloride or cuprous bromide results in the replacement of the diazonium group by –Cl or –Br. Wurtz reaction Alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbons containing double the number of carbon atoms present in the halide. 2 RX+ 2 Na R-R +2 NaX