JEE Main Chemistry question

In the hypobromite (Hofmann bromamide) reaction of an amide, the carbonyl carbon atom is ultimately lost (trapped by excess base) as

Answer: (C)

Solution

The carbonyl carbon leaves the molecule as via the isocyanate intermediate's hydrolysis, but under the excess-KOH conditions typically used, this is

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