Question: Many primary amines, RNH2, where R is a carbon containing fragment such as CH3, CH3CH2, and so on, undergo reactions where the transition state is

Many primary amines, RNH2, where R is a carbon containing fragment such as CH3, CH3CH2, and so on, undergo reactions where the transition state is tetrahedral.
(a) Draw a hybrid orbital picture to visualize the bonding at the nitrogen in a primary amine (just use a C atom for "R").
(b) What kind of reactant with a primary amine can produce a tetrahedral intermediate?

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