Q. Hofmann’s bromamide reaction is to convert
A) Acid to alcohol
B) Alcohol to acid
C) Amide to amine
D) Amine to amide
Explanation
(c)
Hofmann’s bromamide reaction is used to convert amide to amine.
$RCONH_{2} + Br + 4KOH \rightarrow RNH_{2} + K_{2}CO_{3} + 2KBr + 2H_{2}O$
amide amine
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