ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)-PACKAGE
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)-PACKAGE
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Chapter 22, Problem 26P
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The reason for the difference between the barrier for inversion at nitrogen for alkyl- and arylamines is to be given.

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The nitrogen atom in amines is trivalent and carries an unshared pair of electrons.

In an amine group, the nitrogen atom is sp3 hybridized, that is, it has four sp3 hybrid orbitals.

In primary amines, two sp3 hybridized orbitals of nitrogen atom overlap with the s orbitals of hydrogen atoms to form two NH sigma bonds.

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