Which of the following amine will give the carbylamine test?
Which of the following amine will give the carbylamine test?
Solution
Aniline is a primary amine. It can give a positive carbylamine test. In the carbylamine test or Hoffmann's carbylamine test (also known as Isocyanide test), the aliphatic or aromatic primary amine of consideration is heated with chloroform in the presence of alcoholic potassium hydroxide to give foul-smelling alkyl/aryl isocyanide or carbylamine. Since is primary amine, it gives carbylamine test (isocyanide test)
is primary amine, it gives carbylamine test (isocyanide test)
