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  4. Amongst the following, identify the number of compounds that would produce a nauseating smell/odour when treated with a hot mixture of chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide. PhCONH 2, PhOH , PhNH 2, ( Me )2 CHNH 2,PhNHCH3,PhCH2NH2 ,PhN(Me)2,(Et)3N,(Ph)3N.

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Q. Amongst the following, identify the number of compounds that would produce a nauseating smell/odour when treated with a hot mixture of chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide.
$PhCONH _{2}, PhOH , PhNH _{2}, ( Me )_{2} CHNH _{2},PhNHCH_3,PhCH_2NH_2 ,PhN(Me)_2,(Et)_3N,(Ph)_3N$.

Amines

Solution:

Only aliphatic or aromatic $1^{\circ}$ amines on heating with a mixture of $CHCl _{3}$ and alcoholic $KOH$ will produce a nauseating smell of isocyanides.