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MHT CET2008ChemistryAmines

When acetamide is treated with Br ₂ and caustic soda, the product formed is

Options

  1. AN-bromamide
  2. Bbromoacetic acid
  3. Cmethanamine
  4. Dethanamine

Correct answer

C. methanamine

Step-by-step solution

Amides react with bromine and caustic soda to give their corresponding primary amines. Thus, acetamide gives methanamine. This reaction is known as Hofmann's bromamide degradation reaction.

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