NEET2015ChemistryAminesActual
The reaction of a primary amine with chloroform and ethanolic solution of KOH is called
Options
- AHofmann's reaction
- Bcoupling reaction
- Ccarbylamine reaction
- DCurtius reaction.
Correct answer
C. carbylamine reaction
Step-by-step solution
In carbylamine reaction, aliphatic and aromatic primary amines on heating with chloroform and ethanolic KOH , form isocyanides or carbylamines which are foul smelling substances. aligned & R- NH ₂+ CHCl ₃+3 KOH _ ( alc. ) & R- NC +3 KCl +3 H ₂ O & aligned