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WBJEE · Chemistry · Amines

The compound that would produce a nauseating smell/odour with a hot mixture of chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide is

  1. A PhCONH \(_{2}\)
  2. B PhNHCH \(_{3}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{PhNH}_{2}\)
  4. D PhOH
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(C) \(\mathrm{PhNH}_{2}\)

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When primary amine react with chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide, they produce - isocyamides as main product. The reaction is also known as carbyl amine reaction.…
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