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An aliphatic amine on treatment with alcoholic carbon disulphide and mercuric chloride forms ethyl isothiocyanate, the reaction is known as

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HOFFMANN's Reaction
Hoffmann's Rearrangement
Hoffmann's mustard oil reaction
Hoffmann's Bromamide degradation reaction.

Solution :`underset((1^(@)" amine"))(C_(2)H_(5)-NH_(2))+S=C=S ("alc.") rarr C_(2)H_(5)-NH-overset(S)overset("||")(C)-SH overset(HgCl_(2))(rarr) HgS+2HCl+underset(("ethylisothiocyanate"),("(SMELL similar to mustard oil)"))(C_(2)H_(5)-N=C=S)`


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