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Q.Write the structure corresponding to the IUPAC name N,NN,N-dimethylaniline, and state why this compound is classified as a tertiary amine even though it contains only one benzene ring.

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N,NN,N-Dimethylaniline names aniline with two methyl groups both substituted onto nitrogen (the doubled 'N,NN,N-' locant shows both substituents are on nitrogen, not on the ring), giving the structure C6H5N(CH3)2\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{N}(\text{CH}_3)_2. Even though there is only ONE benzene ring in the molecule, nitrogen itself is bonded to THREE separate carbon groups (the ring carbon plus the two methyl carbons), which is exactly the crit …

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