Question

Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds: Aniline and benzylamine

Answer 1

The benzylamine and aniline will show the differentiation with nitrous acid.

This can be prepared by the situ from sodium nitrite and mineral acid.

When nitrous acid is reacted with benzylamine in order to form the diazonium salt unstable.

This will result in the nitrogen gas evolution and alcohol as the end result.