Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.

Aniline and benzylamine


Aniline and benzylamine can be distinguished with the help of nitrous acid.


Nitrous acid test: Benzylamine reacts with nitrous acid to form unstable diazonium salt, which in turn gives alcohol with the evolution of nitrogen gas, while aniline reacts with nitrous acid to form a stable diazonium salt without releasing nitrogen gas.


Reaction:


(Benzylamine)


(Aniline)


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