A positive carbylamine test is given by:

N,N-dimethyl aniline

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isopropyl amine

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diethyl amine

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trimethyl amine

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Solution

The correct option is D isopropyl amine
Carbylamine reaction is given by primary amines. It is not given by secondary or tertiary amines.
Isopropyl amine is a primary amine. it can give positive carbylamine test.
In Hoffmann's carbylamine test (also known as Isocyanide test), aliphatic or aromatic primary amine is heated with chloroform in presence of alcoholic potassium hydroxide to give foul smelling alkyl/aryl isocyanide or carbylamine.
$i - C_{3} H_{7} - N H_{2} + C H C l_{3} + 3 K O H h e a t - - \to i - C_{3} H_{7} - N C + 3 K C l + 3 H_{2} O$

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The positive carbylamines test is given by
(i) N, N-dimethyl aniline (ii) 2, 4-dimethyl aniline

(iii) N-methyl-O-methyl aniline (iv) p-methyl benzylamine

2, 4

A positive carbyl amine test is given by

1. N, N - Dimethyl aniline

2. 2,4 - Dimethyl aniline

3. N - Methyl - o - methyl aniline

4. p - Methyl benzyl amine

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