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June 3, 2020 9:04 pmpts 30 pts
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What is the role of ch3i in making ammonium cation for hoffman elimination .see first step

sir Hoffman elimination involve tertiary ammonium cation which is same as Hoffman ammonolysis product
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  • Shweta thakur
    ok mam 👍
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  • Suman Kumar Best Answer
    Absolutely you can use this but salt must have atleast 2 carbon so that you can remove H for elimination.
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    Suman Kumar
    Like in this case ethyl is present so you can eliminate H .
  • Shweta thakur
    ?
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  • Shweta thakur
    and sir can I use Hoffman aminolysis product, I am sending plz tell me this ,....because sir ultimately HMe ammonium cation Chahiye Jo is salt main available hai
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  • Suman Kumar thankyou
    CH3I is used for methylation of Nitrogen. This is called exhaustive methylation because nitrogen will get methylated till it form 4 bond. After donation of lone pair it acquires ...
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  • Dinesh khalmaniya thankyou
    CH3I methylates the amine group to form ammonium ion. it is very good leaving group and easily can eliminate
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    Shweta thakur
    ch3i is good leaving group