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Write the chemical equation for the following.
Carbylamine reaction
Answer
Answer
AIEquation: $\mathrm{CH_{3}NH_{2}} + \mathrm{CHCl_{3}} + 3\mathrm{KOH} \xrightarrow{\text{alc.}\text{ }\text{KOH}\text{,}\text{ }\text{heat}} \mathrm{CH_{3}NC} + 3\mathrm{KCl} + 3\mathrm{H_{2}O}$
Reaction: Carbylamine reaction
Product: methyl isocyanide
Carbylamine reaction: a primary amine on heating with chloroform and alcoholic KOH gives an isocyanide (carbylamine) with a foul smell.
From ISC 2026 Improvement Chemistry Paper 1, question 11(i).