Tertiary amines are formed by replacing another hydrogen atom in a secondary amine with an alkyl/aryl group. Amines are ‘simple’ when all the alkyl or aryl groups are the same and ‘mixed’ when they are different.
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Tertiary amines are formed by replacing another hydrogen atom in a secondary amine with an alkyl/aryl group. Amines are ‘simple’ when all the alkyl or aryl groups are the same and ‘mixed’ when they are different.
A tertiary amine is formed by replacing three hydrogen atoms in ammonia (NH₃) with organic groups, resulting in the general structure R₃-N, where R represents alkyl or aryl substituents. The process involves nucleophilic substitution reactions with alkyl or aryl halides. Amines are characterized as ‘simple’ when all substituents are the same (e.g., trimethylamine), and ‘mixed’ when different organic groups are attached to the nitrogen atom (e.g., ethyl-methyl-propylamine). The classification is based on the diversity of substituents, influencing the properties and reactivity of amines.