Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.
Methylamine and dimethylamine
The best test for distinguishing methyl amine and dimethylamine is the Carbylamines test.
Carbylamine Test: Aliphatic and aromatic primary amines on heating with chloroform and ethanolic potassium hydroxide form foul-smelling isocyanides or carbylamines.
In this case, Methylamine (which is an aliphatic primary amine) gives a positive carbylamine test while dimethylamine wont.
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