JEE Main Chemistry question

Compounds formed when methylamine is heated with chloroform in the presence of KOH is:

(A)
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

This is the carbylamine reaction of the primary amine methylamine with chloroform and KOH, giving methyl isocyanide. The correct Lewis structure of an isocyanide places a formal positive

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Question ID VK-148240