Chapter: Amines· Chemistry

Write the IUPAC name of amine formed when acetamide undergoes Hofmann bromamide degradation.

Q.2 (vi) Write the IUPAC name of amine formed when acetamide undergoes Hofmann bromamide degradation.

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Answer: Methanamine (CH₃NH₂).

CH₃CONH₂ + Br₂ + 4KOH → CH₃NH₂ + 2KBr + K₂CO₃ + 2H₂O. The amine formed has one carbon less than the amide.

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