JEE Main Chemistry question

Assertion: The carbylamines reaction involves the reaction between a 1° amine and chloroform in basic medium.

Reason: In the carbylamines reaction, the group is converted into an group.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

The Assertion correctly describes the carbylamine reaction's reactants and conditions: a primary amine, chloroform, and a base such as alcoholic KOH, on heating. The Reason correctly describes what happens structurally — the amino

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