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The major product of carbylamine reaction is:
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The Carbylamine reaction (also known as the Hoffman isocyanide test) is a specific chemical test used to detect the presence of primary amines. When a primary amine is heated with chloroform (CHCl3) and alcoholic potassium hydroxide (KOH), it produces an isocyanide (carbylamine), which is easily identified by its extremely foul, characteristic odor.
R−NH2+CHCl3+3KOH───────▶∆R−NC+3KCl+3H2O
Therefore, the major product is Isocyanide.
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