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Q. Which of the following reactions is appropriate for converting acetamide to methanamine ?

NEETNEET 2017Amines

Solution:

$CH _{3}- \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - NH _{2}+ Br _{2}+4 NaOH \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow } CH _{3}- NH _{2}+2 NaBr + Na _{2} CO _{3}+3 H _{2} O$

It is called Hoffman bromamide reaction.