Pheny1 isocyanide is prepared from

Options

A. Wurtz reaction
B. Reimer-Tiemann reaction
C. Carbylamine reaction
D. Rosenmund s reaction

Answer

C

Explanation

Aliphatic as well as aromatic primary amines on heating with chloroform and ethanolic potssium hydroxide form isocyanides or carbylamines which are foul smelling substances
`underset(ArNH_(2))overset(RNH_(2))or+CHCI_(3)+KOHoverset(Delta)rarroverset(R-NC)underset(Ar-NC)(or+)3KCl+3H_(2)O`
secondary and tertiary amines do not show this reactions which is known as carbylamine reaction .