Which one of the following forms a green solid with nitrous acid?

Question

Which one of the following forms a green solid with nitrous acid? (A) Dimethylamine (B) Dimethylaniline (C) Methylamine (D) Methylaniline

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Aromatic tertiary amines undergo electrophilic substitution with nitrosonium ion at p-position of the phenyl ring to form green coloured p-nitrosoamines.

Q. Which one of the following forms a green solid with nitrous acid?

Dimethylamine

Dimethylaniline

Methylamine

Methylaniline

Aromatic tertiary amines undergo electrophilic substitution with nitrosonium ion at p-position of the phenyl ring to form green coloured p-nitrosoamines.