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Write the reactions of (i) aromatic and (ii) aliphatic primary amines with nitrous acid

Write the reactions of (i) aromatic and (ii) aliphatic primary amines with nitrous acid

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Gaurav
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9 years ago
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Aliphatic amines reacts with nitrous acid to form unstable diazonium salt, which in turn gives alcohol with the evolution of nitrogen gas.
On the other hand, aromatic amines react with HNO2 at a low temperature to form stable diazonium salt. Thus, nitrogen gas is not evolved

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