Acetamide reacts with bromine and caustic potash to give

Question

Acetamide reacts with bromine and caustic potash to give (A) ethyl amine (B) ethyl alcohol (C) ethane (D) methyl amine

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

underset textAcetamideCH3CONH2+Br2+4KOH → underset textMethyl amineCH3NH2+2 KBr+K2CO3+2H2O This reaction is known as Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction

Q. Acetamide reacts with bromine and caustic potash to give

ethyl amine

ethyl alcohol

ethane

methyl amine

$Acetamide C H_{3} CON H_{2} + B r_{2} + 4 K O H \to Methyl amine C H_{3} N H_{2} + 2 K B r + K_{2} C O_{3} + 2 H_{2} O$
This reaction is known as Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction

Q. Acetamide reacts with bromine and caustic potash to give

ethyl amine

ethyl alcohol

ethane

methyl amine

AcetamideCH3​CONH2​​+Br2​+4KOH→Methyl amineCH3​NH2​​+2KBr+K2​CO3​+2H2​O This reaction is known as Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction

$Acetamide C H_{3} CON H_{2} + B r_{2} + 4 K O H \to Methyl amine C H_{3} N H_{2} + 2 K B r + K_{2} C O_{3} + 2 H_{2} O$
This reaction is known as Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction