CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    Hofmann's bromamide reaction is to convert

    A)  acid to alcohol

    B)  alcohol to acid

    C)  amide to amine

    D)  amine to amide

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Hermann's bromamide reaction is used to convert amide to amine. \[\underset{amide}{\mathop{RCON{{H}_{2}}}}\,+B{{r}_{2}}+4KOH\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{amine}{\mathop{RN{{H}_{2}}}}\,\]                                          \[+{{K}_{2}}C{{O}_{3}}+2KBr+2{{H}_{2}}O\]


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