Question

Classify the following amine as 1°, 2°, 3° or 4°(primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary).N-CH3A. primaryC. tertiaryB. secondaryD. quarternaryEnter

Answer 1

Tertiary amine

Procedure

Amines are classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary based on the number of organic substituents directly attached to the nitrogen. An amine attached to one substituent is primary, two substituents is secondary, and three substituents is tertiary.

In this case, the amine is connected to three substituents. Therefore it is a tertiary amine.