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Write a short note on the following:
Carbylamine reaction
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Solution
Aliphatic and aromatic primary amines on heating with chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide form isocyanides or carbylamines which are foul smelling substances. Secondary and tertiary amines do not show this reaction. This reaction is known as carbylamine reaction or isocyanide test and is used as a test for primary amines.
\[\ce{R-NH2 + CHCl3 + 3KOH ->[Heat] R-NC + 3KCl + 3H2O}\]
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