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Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Question
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What happens when (Give equations):
Chloroform  is warmed with aniline in the presence of alc. KOH?

Solution

Chloroform on warming with aniline in the presence of KOH gives repelling smell of phenyl isocyanide.

  CHCl subscript 3 equals straight C subscript 6 straight H subscript 5 NH subscript 2 space plus 3 KOH space rightwards arrow with space space space warm space space space space on top space stack straight C subscript 6 straight H subscript 5 NC with phenyl space isocyanide below space plus 3 straight H subscript 2 straight O space plus 3 KCl