JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2021 - 16th March Evening Shift - No. 7)

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 :
to remove acidic impurities
to remove basic impurities
to activate NH3 used in the reaction
to increase the reactivity of alkyl halide

Explanation

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Evening Shift Chemistry - Compounds Containing Nitrogen Question 140 English Explanation
During the reaction HX (acid) is formed

Hence, we use NaOH to remove these acidic impurities

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