JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question Bank Properties of Nitrogen Containing Compounds

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    When chloroform reacts with ethyl amine in presence of alcoholic KOH, the compound formed is [CPMT 1983; MP PMT 1993; CBSE PMT 1997; BHU 1999; AIEEE 2002]

    A)                 Ethyl cyanide    

    B)                 Ethyl isocyanide

    C)                 Formic acid        

    D)                 An amide

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[CHC{{l}_{3}}+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N{{H}_{2}}+3KOH\to \]\[\underset{\text{Ethyl}\,\,\text{isocyanide}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}N\vec{=}C}}\,+3KCl+3{{H}_{2}}O\]


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