Question

Reaction of chloroform with $KOH$ in the presence of a primary aromatic amine is called

• A. carbylamine reaction
• B. reduction
• C. hydrolysis
• D. Wurtz reaction

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

carbylamine reaction

Answer 2

Aliphatic as well as aromatic amines when treated with chloroform in an alkaline medium, give a very offensive compound, called carbylamine. Hence, the reaction is known as carbylamine reaction.
$C_6H_6NH_2 + 3KOH + CHCl_3 \to C_6H_5NC + 3KCl + 3H_2O$