Ammonolysis of Alkyl halides followed by the treatment with NaOH solution can be used to prepare primary,…

Ammonolysis of Alkyl halides followed by the treatment with NaOH solution can be used to prepare primary, secondary and tertiary amines. The purpose of NaOH in the reaction is.
  1. to remove basic impurities
  2. to activate NH3 used in the reaction
  3. to remove acidic impurities
  4. to increase the reactivity of alkyl halide.

Solution

So the purpose of NaOH in the above reactions in to remove acidic impurities.

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (16 Mar Shift 2)

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