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A mixture of ethyl amine and alcoholic KOH on heating gives
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ethyl isocyanide
$\underset{\text { ethyl amine }}{\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{NH}_{2}}+\mathrm{CHCl}_{3}+\underset{\text { (alcoholic) }}{3 \mathrm{KOH}} \longrightarrow \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{NC}$
$$
+3 \mathrm{KCl}+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}
$$
It is carbyl amine reaction.
$$
+3 \mathrm{KCl}+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}
$$
It is carbyl amine reaction.
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