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The conversion of an amide to an amine with one carbon atom less by the action of alkaline hydrohalite is known as Hofmann bromamide degradation In this reaction, RCONBr is formed from which the reaction has derived its name. Hofmann degradation is an intra molecular reaction. How can be conversion (i) to (ii) be brought about ?

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`KBR`
`KBr+CH_(2)ONA`
`KBr+KOH`
`Br_(2)+KOH`.

Solution :The reagent used in HOFMANN bromamide reaction is `NaOH` or `KOH + X_(2)` (X = halogen)


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