Question

Identify the product obtained when benzyl chloride undergoes ammonolysis in presence of excess ammonia followed by the reaction with two moles of methyl iodide.

Options

• N,N-Dimethylbenzenamine 

• N-Methylbenzenamine

• Phenylmetbanamine

• N,N-Dimethylbenzylamine

Answer 1

N,N-Dimethylbenzylamine

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{Benzyl chloride}{C6H5 - CH2 - Cl} ->[Alc. NH3] \underset{Benzylamine}{C6H5 - CH2NH2} ->[2CH3I] C6H5 - CH2 - N - CH3}\\
\phantom{........................................................}|\\
\phantom{..........................................................}\ce{\underset{N,N-Dimethylbenzylamine}{CH3}}
\end{array}\]