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| Primary Amine | Secondary Amine | Tertiary Amine | Quaternary Ammonium Salt |
Nomenclature of Amines:
Common
Names:
Common names for amines are formed from the alkyl groups bonded to the
nitrogen, followed by the word amine. Di-, tri-, and tetra are used to
describe identical substituents.
| Methyl amine | Dimethyl amine | Trimethyl amine |
IUPAC
Names:
Naming of amines is
very similar to the naming of alcohols. The longest chain containing the
amine is used as the root name. The -e ending in the naming of alkanes is
changed to -amine, and a number gives the position of the amino group
along the chain. Other substituents on the carbon chain are given numbers,
and the prefix N- is used for each substituent on nitrogen.
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| 2-butanamine | N-methyl butanamine |
3, N,N-trimethyl-2-butanamine |
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