Question

Methyl amine on reaction with chloroform in the presence of NaOH gives ______.

Options

• Methyl isocyanide

• Methyl chloride

• N-Methyl chloramine

• Chloramine

Answer 1

Methyl amine on reaction with chloroform in the presence of NaOH gives N-Methyl chloramine.

Explanation:

\[\ce{CH3NH2 + Cl2 ->[NaOH] \underset{N-methyl chloramine}{CH3-NH-Cl} + HCl}\]