Phenyl isocyanide is prepared from aniline by

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Phenyl isocyanide is prepared from aniline by (A) Rosenmund’s reaction (B) Kolbe’s reaction (C) Reimer-Tiemann reaction (D) Wurtz reaction

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When aniline, a primary amine, is treated with chloroform and alkali, it gets converted into a bad smelling compound phenyl isocyanide. This reaction is called carbylamine reaction. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/3d54fe2eedae77a8813d9e87c083e8eb-.png" />

Q. Phenyl isocyanide is prepared from aniline by

Rosenmund’s reaction

Kolbe’s reaction

Reimer-Tiemann reaction

Wurtz reaction

Carbylamine reaction

When aniline, a primary amine, is treated with chloroform and alkali, it gets converted into a bad smelling compound phenyl isocyanide. This reaction is called carbylamine reaction.