JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes / हैलोएल्केन तथा हैलोएरीन्स Question Bank Properties of Halogen Containing Compounds

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    When ethyl amine is heated with chloroform and alcoholic KOH, a compound with offensive smell is obtained. This compound is [CPMT 1983, 84; RPMT 2002]

    A) A secondary amine

    B) An isocyanide

    C) A cyanide

    D) An acid

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\underset{\text{ethyl}\,\text{amine}\,\,\,\text{Reaction}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}+CHC{{l}_{3}}}}\,+3KOH\to \underset{\text{(Unpleasant}\,\,\,\text{smell)}}{\mathop{\underset{\text{Ethylisocyanide}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N\vec{=}C}}\,}}\,\] \[+3KCl+3{{H}_{2}}O\]


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