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13.13     Write the reactions of

                    (i) aromatic primary amines with nitrous acid.

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Aromatic primary amines react with nitrous acid(NaNO_{2}+HCl) at 273-278 K to form stable diazonium salts. aniline reacts with nitrous acid to form benzene diazonium chloride.

(i)Aromatic primary amines react with nitrous acid at low temperatures (273-278K) to form diazonium salts.

Nitrous acid is produced by the reaction of NaNO_2 and HCl

(ii) Aliphatic primary amines react with nitrous acid to form aliphatic diazonium salts (unstable), which produce nitrogen gas and alcohols after decomposition.

 

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