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Q. The treatment of acylazide $(RCON_3)$ with acidic or alkaline medium gives

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Solution:

This reaction is known as curtius rearrangement.
$\ce{RCON3 ->[-N _2] RNCO }$$\ce{ ->[2NaOH] Na2CO3 + RNH2 }$
$1^{\circ}$ amine is formed.