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Question
Identify the amine formed when ethyltrimethyl ammonium iodide is treated with silver hydroxide and further heated strongly.
Options
\[\ce{C2H5N(CH3)2}\]
\[\ce{C2H5NH2}\]
\[\ce{(CH3)3N}\]
\[\ce{CH3NH2}\]
MCQ
Solution
\[\ce{(CH3)3N}\]
Explanation:
\[[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{CH3 - N - CH2CH3}\\
|\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{CH3}\phantom{..}
\end{array}]^+\ce{I- + AgOH ->[\Delta] (CH3)3N}\]
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