Hinsberg’s Method for Characterizing Primary, Secondary, And Tertiary Amines Post Lab

Jeff Matthew F. Uayan 18 September 2012 EXPERIMENT 15: HINSBERG’S METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY AMINES

Unknown Amine + C6H5SO2Cl

Reactions: 1o Amine

+ NaOH

Soluble ppt

Insoluble ppt

PRIMARY AMINE

Residue + HCl

Soluble

NVR

TERTIARY AMINE

SECONDARY AMINE

2o Amine

3o Amine

Reference: Glagovich, N. (2007, July 19). Hinsberg Test. Retrieved September 17, 2012, from http://www.chemistry.ccsu.edu/glagovich/teaching/316/qualanal/tests/hinsberg.html