Q. Which of the following compounds will undergo carbylamine reactions?
A) $\left( CH_{3}CH_{2} \right)_{2}NH$
B) $\left( CH_{3} \right)_{2}NH$
C) $C_{6}H_{5}NH_{2}$
D) $\left( CH_{3} \right)_{3}N$
Explanation
(c)
Carbylamine reaction is given by only primary amines (both aliphatic and aromatic). In this reation a primary amine reacts with chloroform in basic medium, to form a very bad smelling compound, called carbylamines
$C_{6}H_{5}NH_{2} + CHCl_{3}KOH \rightarrow C_{6}H_{5}NC + KCl + H_{2}O$
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