In the Gabriel synthesis of primary amines, N-potassiophthalimide is used as a source of the nitrogen atom. Complete the synthesis reactions by drawing the missing structures. Ignore inorganic counterions.
The Gabriel synthesis is for converting halides to primary amines.
What is the reaction?
The reaction is shown in figure 1
How to prepare primary amines using Gabriel phthalimide synthesis?
The halide is treated with potassium phthalimide and the product is hydrolyzed
Hydrolysis of the phthalimide , whether acid or base catalyzed is also usually very slow and better procedures are generally used in which the phthalimide is heated with hydrazine
