The chloroform reacts with NaOH and methyl amine to give:

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The chloroform reacts with NaOH and methyl amine to give: (A)  CH3COONa  (B) sodium oxalate (C)  CH3NC  (D)  CH3CN

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Chloroform, when treated with a primary amine in presence of NaOH , gives a bad-smelling compound isocyanide. The reaction is known as carbyl-amine reaction. underset beginsmallmatrix textPrimary textamine endsmallmatrix mathopR-NH2 +CHCl3+3KOH xrightarrow underset beginsmallmatrix Alkyl isocyanide endsmallmatrix mathopR-NC +3KCl+3H2O

Q. The chloroform reacts with $N a O H$ and methyl amine to give:

$C H_{3} COON a$

sodium oxalate

$C H_{3} NC$

$C H_{3} CN$

Chloroform, when treated with a primary amine in presence of $N a O H$ , gives a bad-smelling compound isocyanide. The reaction is known as carbyl-amine reaction. $Primary amine R - N H_{2} + C H C l_{3} + 3 K O H$ $A l k y l i socy ani d e R - NC + 3 K Cl + 3 H_{2} O$

Q. The chloroform reacts with NaOH and methyl amine to give:

CH3​COONa

sodium oxalate

CH3​NC

CH3​CN

Chloroform, when treated with a primary amine in presence of NaOH , gives a bad-smelling compound isocyanide. The reaction is known as carbyl-amine reaction. Primaryamine​R−NH2​​+CHCl3​+3KOH​ Alkylisocyanide​R−NC​+3KCl+3H2​O

Q. The chloroform reacts with $N a O H$ and methyl amine to give:

$C H_{3} COON a$

$C H_{3} NC$

$C H_{3} CN$

Chloroform, when treated with a primary amine in presence of $N a O H$ , gives a bad-smelling compound isocyanide. The reaction is known as carbyl-amine reaction. $Primary amine R - N H_{2} + C H C l_{3} + 3 K O H$ $A l k y l i socy ani d e R - NC + 3 K Cl + 3 H_{2} O$