Ethyl methylamine cannot be resolved under normal conditions because

Question

Ethyl methylamine cannot be resolved under normal conditions because (A) the nitrogen atom rapidly inverts its configuration leading to a racemic mixture (B) it isomerizes rapidly with the achiral isomer trimethylamine (C) the favoured configuration is not chiral (D) the C - N bond is not stable under conditions used for resolution

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The N-atom of ethylmethylamine undergoes fast inversion, so it cannot be resolved under normal conditions.

Q. Ethyl methylamine cannot be resolved under normal conditions because

the nitrogen atom rapidly inverts its configuration leading to a racemic mixture

it isomerizes rapidly with the achiral isomer trimethylamine

the favoured configuration is not chiral

the $C - N$ bond is not stable under conditions used for resolution

The $N$ -atom of ethylmethylamine undergoes fast inversion, so it cannot be resolved under normal conditions.