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MHT CET · Chemistry · Amines

A mixture of ethyl amine and alcoholic KOH on heating gives

  1. A alkyl cyanide
  2. B ethyl cyanate
  3. C ethyl isocyanide
  4. D ethyl isocyanate
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(C) ethyl isocyanide

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\(\underset{\text { ethyl amine }}{\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{NH}_{2}}+\mathrm{CHCl}_{3}+\underset{\text { (alcoholic) }}{3 \mathrm{KOH}} \longrightarrow\) \( \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{NC}
+3 \mathrm{KCl}+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}
\)
It is carbyl amine reaction.