The test to distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary amines is:

The test to distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary amines is:
  1. Sandmeyer's reaction
  2. Carbylamine reaction
  3. Idoform test
  4. C6H5SO2Cl

Solution

The Hinsberg test, which can distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, is based upon sulfonamide formation. In the Hinsberg test, an amine is reacted with benzene sulfonyl chloride. If a product forms, the amine is either a primary or secondary amine, because tertiary amines do not form stable sulfonamides. If the sulfonamide that forms dissolves in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, it is a primary amine. If the sulfonamide is insoluble in aqueous sodium hydroxide, it is a secondary amine

Benzene sulphonyl chloride is Hinsberg reagent.

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