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Primary amines can be distinguished from secondary and tertiary a mines by reacting with

A

Chloroform and alcoholic KOH

B

Methyl iodide

C

Chloroform alone

D

Zinc dust

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`1^@` amines (aliphatic and aromatic) react with `CHCl_3//KOH` to yield isocyanide (foul smelling). This is known as carbylamine test which is not given by `2^@` and `3^@` amines.
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