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https://imgur.com/a/v7tIt9h
please can someone explain how this reaction occurs. how is the N suddenly in the middle and where did the extra carbons come from
Original post by cherrybunny
https://imgur.com/a/v7tIt9h
please can someone explain how this reaction occurs. how is the N suddenly in the middle and where did the extra carbons come from

Congratulations on providing almost no information for folk to help you!

What you are looking at here is the reaction numbered 2, occuring three times.

RCl + NH3 ==> RNH2 + HCl
RNH2 + RCl ==> R2NH + HCl
R2NH + RCl ==> R3N + HCl

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