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Chemistry
When acetamide is reacted with NaOBr, then product formed is:
Q. When acetamide is reacted with
N
a
OB
r
,
then product formed is:
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A
ethanamine
B
methanamine
C
methanamide
D
ethanenitrile
Solution:
When acetamide is treated with
N
a
B
r
or
B
r
2
/
N
a
O
H
Hofmann degradation reaction takes place and a primary amine is obtained as:
C
H
3
CON
H
2
+
N
a
OB
r
or
B
r
2
/
N
a
O
H
→
methyl amine or methanamine
C
H
3
N
H
2
+
2
N
a
B
r
+
N
a
H
C
O
3
+
H
2
O