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REACTION OF THE DAY_08
Chemistry
Carbylamine Reaction
The Reaction :
R – NH2 CHCl3 3NaOH R – N C: + 3NaCl + 3H2O
Proposed Mechanism:
CHCl3 NaOH : CCl2 NaCl + H2O
(1)
Try Yourself
1. The major product obtained in the following reaction
H H
NCH 3 NCH 3
(1) (2)
H 2N OH CN OH
H
H
NCH 3 NCHCl 2
(3) (4)
O CN OH
CN
2. Carbylamine reaction is important reaction of organic chemistry. Which of the following gives carbylamine reaction?
(1) Aniline
(2) N-Methylethanamine
(3) N, N-dimethylmethanamine
(4) N-Methylaniline
3. Amine having formula C3H9N is soluble in benzenesulfonyl chloride but does not give foul smelling substance on
reaction with CHCl3/KOH (carbylamine reaction). The possible structure of amine is
(1) CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – NH2 (2) CH 3 – CH – NH 2
CH 3
H CH 3
(3) CH 3 – N – CH2CH 3 (4)
4. A compound ‘X’ on treatment with Br2/NaOH, provided C3H9N, which gives positive carbylamine test. Compound
‘X’ is
(1) CH3CH2CH2CONH2 (2) CH3COCH2NHCH3
(3) CH3CH2CONH2NH2 (4) CH3CON(CH3)2
(2)
5. The correct match between Item I and Item II is
Item I Item II
(A) Ester test (P) Tyr
(B) Carbylamine test (Q) AsP
(C) Phthalein dye test (R) Ser
(S) Lys
(1) (A) (Q); (B) (S); (C) (P) (2) (A) (R); (B) (R); (C) (P)
(3) (A) (Q); (B) (S); (C) (R) (4) (A) (R); (B) (S); (C) (Q)
Answer of Question Based on Hoffman _Curtius_Schmidt reaction
1. Answer (3)
2. Answer (3)
3. Answer (3)
4. Answer (1)
5. Answer (3)
(3)
