Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 98
Question: When chloroform reacts with ethyl amine in presence of alcoholic KOH, the compound formed is [CPMT 1983; MP PMT 1993; CBSE PMT 1997; BHU 1999; AIEEE 2002]
Options:
A) Ethyl cyanide
B) Ethyl isocyanide
C) Formic acid
D) An amide
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ CHCl_3+C_2H_5NH_2+3KOH\to $ $ \underset{Ethylisocyanide}{\mathop{C_2H_5N\vec{=}C}},+3KCl+3H_2O $
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