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Cyclohexanone is treated with methylamine and then hydrogenated over Ni (reductive amination). The main product is

  1. AN-methylcyclohexanamine
  2. Bcyclohexanol
  3. Ccyclohexylamine
  4. DN,N-dimethylcyclohexanamine

Answer: A

The ketone and the primary amine condense to the imine (C=N-CH3), which is hydrogenated to the secondary amine. The product is N-methylcyclohexanamine.
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