Question

convert ethylamine to methylamine

Answer 1

the steps are as follows !!

Answer 2

Explanation:

Chemical formula of ethylamine is $CH_{3}CH_{2}NH_{2}$ and chemical formula of methylamine is $CH_{3}NH_{2}$.

Conversion of ethylamine into methylamine is as follows.

 $CH_{3}CH_{2}NH_{2} + HNO_{2} \rightarrow CH_{3}CH_{2}OH \overset{[O]}{\rightarrow} CH_{3}COOH \overset{NH_{3}}{\rightarrow} CH_{3}CONH_{2} \overset{NaOH/Br_{2} (Hoffman)}{\rightarrow} CH_{3}NH_{2}$