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| 1. |
Ethyl methylamine cannot be resolved under normal conditions because |
| A. | The nitrogen atom rapidly inverts its configuration leading to a racemic mixture |
| B. | it isomerizes rapidly with the achiral isomer trimethylamine |
| C. | the favoured configuration is not chiral |
| D. | the C-N bond is not stable under conditions used for resolution |
| Answer» B. it isomerizes rapidly with the achiral isomer trimethylamine | |