A) Chlorine
B) Acetyl chloride
C) Chloroform and alkali
D) Alkyl chloride
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Primary amine reacts with chloroform and alkali to give bad smelling isocyanide compound. This reaction is called carbylamines reaction. \[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} methyl \\ amine \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}N{{H}_{2}}}}\,+CHC{{l}_{3}}+3KOH\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\] \[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} methyl \\ isocyanide \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}NC}}\,+KCl+3{{H}_{2}}O\]
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