Hello, this is Bing! I'm the new AI-powered chat mode of Microsoft Bing that can help you quickly get information about **In this reaction, 2-methylhepta-4-one is heated in the presence of aqueous HCl under nitrogen gas for 6 hours. The product is seen as a white solid.
(a) What is the reason for a reaction to occur in the presence of a gas?
(b) For you to know that the product obtained is the correct one, different characterization techniques are used. Mention at least 3 analytical techniques that you will use to characterize this product. Explain what information you are looking for from each technique.
(c) Draw and name your product
(d) Show the stepwise arrow-pushing mechanism of the reaction.
(e) If benzylamine was added to the same reaction (i.e added to a mixture of 2- methylhepta-4-one in aq HCl), what type of reaction would take place and what would your product be? What type of amine is benzylamine?
(f) Show a step-wise mechanism of the reaction that would take place in (e).