Thermal decomposition of hydroxamic acid in inert solvent gives isocyanate, which is hydrolysed to give primary amine. This reaction is

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Thermal decomposition of hydroxamic acid in inert solvent gives isocyanate, which is hydrolysed to give primary amine. This reaction is (A) Lossen rearrangement (B) Curtius reaction (C) Hofmann bromamide reaction (D) Schotten-Baumann reaction.

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Q. Thermal decomposition of hydroxamic acid in inert solvent gives isocyanate, which is hydrolysed to give primary amine. This reaction is

Lossen rearrangement

Curtius reaction

Hofmann bromamide reaction

Schotten-Baumann reaction.