The product formed by the reaction of an aldehyde with a primary amine is:

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The product formed by the reaction of an aldehyde with a primary amine is:

ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesNEETNEET 2016 (Phase 1)

Options:

A Schiff base
B Ketone
C Carboxylic acid
D Aromatic acid

Solution:

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The correct answer is: Schiff base

\begin{matrix} > C = O + R - N H_{2} & \to & > C = N - R \\ S c h i f f b a s e \end{matrix}

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