A primary amine, RNH₂ can be reacted with CH₃−X to get secondary amine, R−NHCH₃ but the only disadvantage is that 3? amine and quaternary ammonium salts are also obtained as side products. Can you suggest a method where RNH₂ forms only 2? amine?

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Ans: Carbylamine reaction is shown by primary amines only, primary amines react with chloroform in the presence of alcoholic KOH to form isocyanides which upon catalytic reduction gives secondary amines as the final product. 

<p>This is a Short Type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar</p><p><strong>Ans: </strong>Carbylamine reaction is shown by primary amines only, primary amines react with chloroform in the presence of alcoholic KOH to form isocyanides which upon catalytic reduction gives secondary amines as the final product.&nbsp;</p><div class="photo-widget-full"><div class="figure"><picture><source srcset="" media=" (max-width: 500px)"><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/1750935193phpwIch2F.jpeg" alt="" width="730" height="70" loading="lazy"></picture></div></div>

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