Question

Write down the carbylamine reaction.

Answer 1

Carbylamne reaction is used to distinguish between $1^o$ and $(2^o,3^o)$ amine distinctively, as $1^o$ amine froms a foul smelling isocyanide with $1^o$ and $1^o$ aromatic amine.

$RN{H}_2+CHC{l}_3+3KOH⟶RNC+3KCl+3H_{2}O$