Question
  1. Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N.
  2. Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.
  3. What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Answer

(i) & (ii) There are total 8 geometrical isomers of the given compound.
  Isomers IUPAC Name
1. $\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}_2-\text{NH}_2$ Butan-1 amine or butanamine
2. $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{NH}_2\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}-\text{CH}_3$ Butan - 2 - amine.
3. $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}-\text{CH}_2-\text{NH}_2$ 2 - Methylpropanamine
4. $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{CH}_3-\text{C}-\text{NH}_2\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3$ 2 - Methylpropan - 2 - amine
5. $\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}_2-\text{NH}-\text{CH}_2$ N - Ethylethanamine
6. $\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}_2-\text{NH}-\text{CH}_3$ N - Methylpropanamine
7. $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}-\text{NH}-\text{CH}_3$ N - Methylpropan - 2 - amine
8. $ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{CH}_3\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_2-\text{N}-\text{CH}_3$ N, N - Dimethylethanamine
(iii) a) Pairs 1, 2, 6, 7 Exhibit position isomerism:

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