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What is the action of the following reagents on ethyl amine?

Chloroform and caustic potash

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Ethyl amine on heating with chloroform and caustic potash gives ethyl isocyanide.

\[\ce{\underset{Ethyl amine}{C2H5 - NH2} + \underset{chloroform}{CHCl3} + 3KOH ->[\Delta] \underset{Ethyl isocyanide}{C2H5 - NC} + 3KCl + 3H2O}\]

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