Ethyl methylamine cannot be resolved under normal conditions because

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the nitrogen atom rapidly inverts its configuration leading to a racemic mixture

it isomerizes rapidly with the achiral isomer trimethylamine

the flavoured configuration is not chiral

the C – N bond is not stable under conditions used for resolution

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The N-atom of ethylmethylamine undergoes fast inversion, so it cannot be resolved under normal conditions.

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