On treating with nitrous acid primary a mine gives an alcohol and N2 gas. So, ' A ' should be a primary amine. 
An organic compound ( C_3 H_9 ~N )(A), when treated with nitrous acid, gave an alcohol and N_2 gas was evolved. (A) on warming with CHCl_3 and…
NEET UG 2012 — Chemistry Organic Chemistry
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An organic compound (C3H9 N)(A), when treated with nitrous acid, gave an alcohol and N2 gas was evolved. (A) on warming with CHCl3 and caustic potash gave (C) which on reduction gave iso-propylmethylamine. Predict the structure of (A).
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