The compound formed is the quaternary ammonium salt N,N,N-trimethyl-1-phenylmethanaminium iodide.
Quaternary ammonium salts are formed when methyl iodide reacts with an amine. The quaternary ammonium salt is an ionic substance which often has a high melting point. Remember that the melting point of a substance can be used to identify the substance.
In this case, a student reacted 40 drops of an unknown amine with 20 drops of iodomethane in 2 ml of a suitable solvent mixture. after 15 minutes of reaction, a white precipitate formed. the precipitate was isolated and its melting point was recorded to be 178 °c. This precipitate must be N,N,N-trimethyl-1-phenylmethanaminium iodide (Benzyltrimethylammonium iodide) because it is a quaternary ammonium salt whose melting point is 178 °c.
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