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Phenyl isocyanides are prepared from which of the following reaction ?

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Rosenmund's reaction
Carbylamine reaction
Reimer-Tiemann reaction
Wurtz reaction

Solution :Both aliphatic and aromatic primary amines react with CHLOROFORM and alc. KOH to give isocyanides or carbylamines and the reaction is known as carbylamine reaction.
`C_(6)H_(5)NH_(2)+CHCl_(3)+underset((alc.))(3KOH)to underset("PHENYL ISOCYANIDE")(C_(6)H_(5)NC)+3KCl+3H_(2)O`


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