Q. Which of the following reactions can be used to prepare ethyl isocyanide?
A) $CH_{3}CH_{2}I + NaCN\overset{C_{2}H_{5}OH/H_{2}O}{\rightarrow}$
B) $CH_{3}CH_{2}I + KCN\underset{\Delta}{\overset{Alcohol}{\rightarrow}}$
C) $CH_{3}CH_{2}NH_{2} + CHCL_{3} + KOH\underset{\Delta}{\overset{Alcohol}{\rightarrow}}$
D) None of the above
Explanation
(c)
Carbylamine reaction is used to prepare $iso$cyanides.
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