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Today, August 18

Question

Primary amines can be distinguished from secondary and tertiary amines by reacting with

A

Chloroform and alcoholic KOH

B

Methyl iodide

C

Chloroform alone

D

Zinc dust

Answer

Chloroform and alcoholic KOH

Explanation

Solution

Primary amine reacts with $CHCl_{3}$ and alc. KOH to form isocyanide while secondary and tertiary amines do not react.