Read the assertin and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given
Assertion : Alkyl cyanide can be prepared by carbylamine reaction
Reason : Ethyl amine when heated with chloroform in presence of alcoholic KOH, cyanide is formed.
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If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion |
| B. |
If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion |
| C. |
If assertion is true but reason is false |
| D. |
If bot assertion and reason are false. |
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When primary amines are heated with chloroform in the presence of alcoholic KOH, isocyanides are formed. This reaction is known as carbylamine reaction. For example, ethyl amine gives ethyl isocyanide on treatment with `CHCl_3` and alcoholic KOH.
