Example of carbylamine reaction
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Carbylamine reaction:
Aliphatic/aromatic primary amines are heated with chloroform/alcoholic KOH to form foul-smelling alkyl isocyanides or carbylamines. This test is not given by secondary/tertiary amines. For example, ethylamine gives ethyl isocyanide.
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Explanation:
R-NH2 + CHCl2 + 3KOH ======> R-NC + 3KCl + 3H2O
This is one of the example of carbylamine reaction.
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