Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 108
Question: Unpleasant smelling carbylamines are formed by heating alkali and chloroform with [KCET 1987, 2000, 01]
Options:
A) Any amine
B) Any aliphatic amine
C) Any aromatic amine
D) Any primary amine
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ R-NH_2+CHC{l_{,3}}+3NaOH\to RN\vec{=}C+3NaCl+3H_2O $ The unpleasant smell is due to the formation of isocyanides.
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