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Chemistry
Intermediates formed during reaction of || ORCNH2 with Br2 and KOH are
Q. Intermediates formed during reaction of
∣
∣
O
RCN
H
2
with
B
r
2
and KOH are
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A
RCONHBr and RNCO
51%
B
RNHCOBr and RNCO
15%
C
RNHBr anRCONHBr
17%
D
RCONB
r
2
17%
Solution:
The reaction,
RCON
H
2
+
B
r
2
+
K
O
H
⟶
RN
H
2
is known as Hofmann bromamide reaction. The mechanism of this reaction is given as : (i)
RCON
H
2
+
B
r
2
⟶
RCON
H
B
r
+
H
B
r
(ii)
RCON
H
B
r
O
H
−
R
−
CO
N
¨
B
r
+
H
2
O