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Write IUPAC names of the following compounds and classify them into primary, secondary and tertiary amines.

(CH3)2CHNH2

1-Methylethanamine

The root name is based on the longest chain with the -NH2 attached. The chain is numbered so as to give the amine unit the lowest possible number. The longest chain is ethane chain which is further suffixed with ‘amine’.


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