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When chloroform is treated with amine and KOH, we get.

Rose odour smell

Sour almond like smell

Offensive odour

Sour oil of winter green like smell

Answer

Offensive odour

Explanation

$C_{2}H_{5}NH_{2} + CHCl_{3} + 3KOH \rightarrow$

$\underset{\text{Ethylisocyanide}(\text{offensive odour})}{C_{2}H_{5} - N\overrightarrow{=}C +}3KCl + 3H_{2}O$

Question: When chloroform is treated with amine and KOH, we get....