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Carbylamine forms from aliphatic or aromatic primary amine via which of the following intermediates?

A) Carbanion         

B) Carbene

C) Carbocation     

D) Carbon radical

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

[b] \[\underset{Mechanism}{\mathop{RN{{H}_{2}}+CHC{{l}_{3}}}}\,+3KOH\xrightarrow{{}}\] \[RNC+3KCl+3{{H}_{2}}O\]  \[CHC{{l}_{3}}\xrightarrow[\alpha -\text{elimination}]{O{{H}^{-}}/\Delta }\underset{Dichlorocarbene}{\mathop{\overset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{C}}\,C{{l}_{2}}}}\,\]