Addition of one equivalent of ammonia to 1-bromoheptane gives a mixture of heptan-1-amine,some dialkylamine, some trialkylamine, and even some tetraalkylammonium bromide.(a) Give a mechanism to show how this reaction takes place, as far as the dialkylamine.

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Addition of one equivalent of ammonia to 1-bromoheptane gives a mixture of heptan-1-amine,
some dialkylamine, some trialkylamine, and even some tetraalkylammonium bromide.
(a) Give a mechanism to show how this reaction takes place, as far as the dialkylamine.

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