In the reaction RCONH_2 + X RNH_2, the reagent X is

JEE Main Chemistry question

In the reaction

+ X → ,

the reagent is

(A)Soda lime
(B)
(C)NaOBrCorrect
(D)All of these

Answer: (C)

Solution

Sodium hypobromite, NaOBr (generated in situ from ), is the active oxidising/rearranging species in the Hofmann bromamide degradation that converts a primary amide directly into a

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