(D) CH3NC
Methylamine on treatment with chloroform and ethanolic caustic alkali gives foul smelling compound CH3NC
This is carbylamine reaction.
Carbylamine reaction can be used to identify primary amino group in a given organic compound.
When primary amines are treated with chloroform and alcoholic KOH, they give isocyanides (carbylamines) having very unpleasant smell which can be easily detected.
\(R
N
H
_2
+
C
H
C
l
_3
+
3
K
O
H
→
R
N
C
+
3
K
C
l
+
3
H
_2
O\)
