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Phenyl isocyanides are prepared by...

Phenyl isocyanides are prepared by

A

Rosenmund's reaction

B

Carbylamine reaction

C

Reimer-Tiemann reaction

D

Wurtz reaction

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B
Both aliphatic and aromatic primary amines react with chloroform and alc. KOH to give isocyanides or carbylamines and the reaction is known as carbylamine reaction.
`C_(6)H_(5)NH_(2)+CHCl_(3)+underset((alc.))(3KOH)to underset("Phenyl isocyanide")(C_(6)H_(5)NC)+3KCl+3H_(2)O`
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