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Chemistry
The product formed in the reaction n-hexanamide +Br2+KOH, is
Q. The product formed in the reaction n-hexanamide
+
B
r
2
+
K
O
H
,
is
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A
hexanamine
B
propanamme
C
butanamine
D
pentanamme
Solution:
When amide is heated with a mixture of
B
r
2
in the presence of
N
a
O
H
or KOH, amine is formed which has one carbon atom less than original amide. This is called Hofmanns degradation reaction.
He
x
anami
d
e
+
B
r
2
+
4
K
O
H
P
e
n
t
anamin
e
+
K
2
C
O
3
+
2
K
B
r
+
2
H
2
O