JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 9. Amines
On heating an aliphatic primary amine with chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide, the organic compound formed is :
- A an alkanol
- B an alkanediol
- C an alkyl cyanide
- D an alkyl isocyanide
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(D) an alkyl isocyanide
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This reaction is an example of carbylamine test which includes conversion of amine to isocyanide. \(R-\ddot{N}_{H_{2}}+C H C I_{3} \frac{C_{2} H_{5} O H}{K O H} R-_{N}^{+} \equiv \bar{c}^{:}\) \(1^{\circ}\; amine \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \;Alkyl \;isocyanide\) The mechanism…
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