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Chloroform gives carbylamine reaction with primary amines.

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Aliphatic/aromatic primary amines are heated with chloroform/alcoholic KOH to form foul-smelling alkyl isocyanides or carbylamines. This test is not given by secondary/tertiary amines.

RNH2+CHCl3+3KOHΔRNC+3KCl+3H2O

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