Amines - Result Question 38
####40. For carbylamine reaction, we need hot alcoholic $KOH$ and
[1992]
(a) Any primary amine and chloroform
(b) Chloroform and silver powder
(c) A primary amine and an alkyl halide
(d) A monoalkylamine and trichloromethane.
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Solution:
- (a) Any primary amine means both aliphatic as well as aromatic but monoalkylamines means only $1^{\circ}$ aliphatic amines. Therefore, option (a) is correct while (d) is wrong.
$ RNH_2+CHCl_3+3 KOH \xrightarrow[\substack{RNC \\ \text{ isocyanide }}]{\longrightarrow KCl+3 H_2 O} $
