JEE Main Chemistry question

Carbylamine test is performed by heating alcoholic KOH with:

(A) and Ag
(B)A trihalogenated methane and a primary amineCorrect
(C) and
(D) and

Answer: (B)

Solution

The carbylamine test requires heating a primary amine with a trihalomethane (such as chloroform) and alcoholic KOH: RNH_2 + CHX_3 + 3KOH \rightarrow RNC + 3KX + 3H_2O. A monohalide like (C) does

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Question ID VK-148306