250+ TOP MCQs on Amines Classification and Answers

Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions on “Amines Classification”.

1. When two alkyl groups are attached to the nitrogen atom in an amine, it is known as a _______ amine.
a) primary
b) secondary
c) tertiary
d) aromatic
Answer: b
Clarification: Amines are classified as secondary or 2° when two of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by an alkyl group and the third H remains attached as it is.

2. When only two hydrogen atoms are attached to the nitrogen of an amine, it is classified as a ________
amine.
a) primary
b) secondary
c) aliphatic
d) aromatic
Answer: a
Clarification: When an amine has two hydrogen atoms individually bonded to the nitrogen, it means that the third group is an alkyl or aryl substituent. This is called as a primary or 1° amine as only one H atom is replaced.

3. Which of the following is not a classification of amines?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Quaternary
Answer: d
Clarification: Amines may be classified as primary, secondary or tertiary depending on whether 1, 2 or 3 hydrogen atoms of NH3 are replaced by alkyl/aryl groups respectively. Quaternary ammonium compounds are a different class of compounds where all four hydrogen atoms of ammonium salts are replaced by alkyl/aryl groups.

4. What is the most suitable classification of the following amine?

a) Secondary amine
b) Dialkyl amine
c) Tertiary amine
d) Aromatic amine
Answer: c
Clarification: This is trimethylamine, in which all the three hydrogen atoms are replaced by methyl (CH₃) groups. Hence, it is a tertiary or 3° amine.

5. Which of the following is a 2° amine?
a) CH₃CH₂NHCH₃
b) (CH₃)₃N
c) (CH₃CH₂CH₂)₂NCH₃
d) C₆H₅NH₂
Answer: a
Clarification: The three groups attached to CH₃CH₂NHCH₃ are one methyl group, one ethyl group and one hydrogen atom. This means that two of the hydrogen atoms are replaced and hence, it is a 2° or secondary amine.

6. Benzylamine is an aryl amine.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: Aryl amines are aromatic amines in which the nitrogen atom is directly bonded to the benzene ring. Whereas in benzylamine (C₆H₅CH₂NH₂), the nitrogen is attached to the side chain of the aromatic ring. Hence, it is an arylalkyl amine.

7. Which of the following is the most suitable classification for C₆H₅NHCH₃?
a) Tertiary amine
b) Aliphatic amine
c) Arylalkyl amine
d) Mixed amine

Answer: d
Clarification: In the given amine, there are two substituents, one methyl group and one phenyl group. Hence, it is a secondary aryl amine and since both the substituent groups are different, it is a mixed amine.

8. Which of the following is an arylalkyl amine?
a) C₆H₅NHC₆H₅
b) C₆H₅NH₂
c) (C₆H₅CH₂)NH
d) (C₆H₅)₃N
Answer: c
Clarification: Arylalkyl amines are aromatic amines which are side chain substituted, i.e., the nitrogen is not directly attached to the phenyl group but to a side chain of the benzene ring. In (C₆H₅CH₂)NH, there are two same groups attached to the nitrogen where it is attached to a benzyl carbon, instead of an aryl carbon.

9. Which of the following categories does CH₃-NH-CH₃ not belong to?
a) Secondary amine
b) Simple amine
c) Aliphatic amine
d) Mixed amine
Answer: d
Clarification: There are two hydrogen that replaced by CH₃ group, making it a secondary amine and since both the replacing groups are identical, it is a simple amine. Also, it is aliphatic in nature as both the substituents are alkyl groups.

10. Aromatic amines cannot have an alkyl group attached to N atom.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: There can be an alkyl group attached to an aromatic amine, but at least one of the substituents should be a phenyl group in aryl amine. For arylalkyl amines (which are also aromatic), the benzene ring is not directly linked to the nitrogen.

11. (C₃H₇)N(CH₃)(C₂H₅) is not a ________ amine.
a) secondary
b) tertiary
c) aliphatic
d) mixed
Answer: a
Clarification: In the given amine, all the three hydrogens of NH₃ are replaced by one each of propyl, ethyl and methyl groups, and is a tertiary or 3° amine. Since all the three groups are alkyl and different, it is an aliphatic mixed amine.

12. The compound shown is a _______ amine.

a) 1° aryl
b) 1° arylalkyl
c) 2° aryl
d) 2° arylalkyl
Answer: a
Clarification: Only one hydrogen atom is replaced by an aromatic group, in which the nitrogen is directly linked to the sp² hybridised carbon of benzene ring. Hence, it is a primary aromatic aryl amine.

13. Which of the following best describes the amine (CH₃CH₂)₃N?
a) Secondary, simple
b) Secondary, mixed
c) Tertiary, simple
d) Tertiary, mixed
Answer: c
Clarification: All the three hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by the same ethyl group in (CH₃CH₂)₃N, which makes is a 3° simple amine.

14. Which of the following is a primary arylalkyl amine?
a) CH₃NH₂
b) C₆H₅CH₂NH₂
c) C₆H₅NH₂
d) (C₆H₅)₂NH
Answer: b
Clarification: Since it should be primary, it should have an alkyl/aryl group attached to the NH₂ molecule, and because it is arylalkyl, the nitrogen should be linked to an sp³ hybridised benzyl carbon rather than to an aryl carbon.

15. The compound CH₃NHC₆H₅ is a ______ amine.
a) aliphatic simple
b) aliphatic mixed
c) aromatic simple
d) aromatic mixed
Answer: d
Clarification: Since the compound consists of a benzene ring, it invariably is an aromatic amine. Moreover, it also contains an alkyl methyl group beside the phenyl group and this makes it a mixed amine.