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Chloromethane on treatment with excess of ammonia yields mainly

(i) N,N- Dimethylmethanamine 

(ii) N-methylmethanamine (CH_{3}-NH-CH_{3})

(iii) Methanamine (CH_{3}-NH_{2})

(iv) Mixture containing all of these mixtures in equal proportion

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(iii) Chloromethane on treatment with an excess of ammonia yields mainly methenamine.

CH_3Cl + NH_3 \rightarrow CH_3NH_2 + HCl

However, if the two reactants are present in the same amount, the mixture of the primary, secondary, and tertiary amine is obtained.

 

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