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Chemistry
When ethanamide is heated with NaOH and Br2 the compound formed is:
Q. When ethanamide is heated with
N
a
O
H
and
B
r
2
the compound formed is:
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A
C
H
3
CON
H
2
B
C
2
H
5
NC
C
C
H
3
C
H
2
C
H
2
D
C
H
3
N
H
2
Solution:
This is Hofmann bromamide reaction. In this reaction amide react with
B
r
a
and
N
a
O
H
to form amine having one carbon less than parent amide.
ethanamide
C
H
3
CON
H
2
+
4
N
a
O
H
+
B
r
2
→
C
H
3
N
H
2
+
H
2
O
+
4
N
a
B
r
+
C
O
2
∴
Methyl amine is formed during reaction.