[jmarjorie]

Dear All,

Are saturated hydrocarbon chloro alkanes ( R - Cl ) eg C10 H20 Cl2 ionic ?
If yes, are they anionic or cationic ?

Can concentrated ammonia solution (0.88) be used to react with chloro alkanes,in a polar solvent, at room temperature (25 deg C) ?

It does not matter if salts of Primary,Secondary,Tertiary,Quarternary ammonium compounds are formed.

Main purpose of this reaction is to "mop up" the unwanted chloro alkane and seperate it as a salt ie. R - NH3 Cl  OR  R - NH2.HCl

Thanks in advance,

jmarjorie

[tonyliruhan]

for first question,  the Tertiary carboncation may exist
 
I do think that concentrated ammonia will react with  the Tertiary carboncation becouse there will be some NH3 in a CONC. solution
and there is a pair of electrons on N in NH3 and will form a coodinate bond