Amines - Result Question 21
####23. The compound obtained by heating a mixture of a primary amine and chloroform with ethanolic potassium hydroxide $(KOH)$ is
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(a) an alkyl cyanide
(b) a nitro compound
(c) an alkyl isocyanide
(d) an amide
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Solution:
(c) $CH_3 CH_2 NH_2+CHCl_3+3 KOH \longrightarrow$
$ CH_3 CH_2 NC+3 KCl+3 H_2 O $
In this reaction, bad smelling compound ethyl isocyanide $(CH_3 CH_2 NC)$ is produced. This equation is known as carbyl amine reaction.
