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Chloroform, an aliphatic primary amine and alcoholic $KOH$ on warming give a foul-smelling compound. This compound is an

Anitrile
Bisocyanide
Coxime
Damide

Answer: B

R - NH X_{2} + CHCl X_{3} + 3 KOH R - NC + 3 KCl + 3 H X_{2} O

. This is the carbylamine reaction; the foul smell of the isocyanide is a test for primary amines.

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