JEE Main Chemistry question

Hofmann's rearrangement, during the conversion of an amide to an amine, involves a ......... rearrangement.

(A)Intermolecular
(B)IntramolecularCorrect
(C)Both (a) and (b)
(D)None of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

The migrating alkyl/aryl group in the Hofmann rearrangement moves from carbon to the adjacent, electron-deficient nitrogen entirely within the same molecule

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Question ID VK-150558