13.10 An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with aqueous ammonia and heating forms compound ‘B’ which on heating with and forms a compound ‘C’ of molecular formula. Write the structures and IUPAC names of compounds A, B and C.
The molecular formula of C =
it is a Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction so, the product should be (aniline)
So B should be benzamide () and A should be benzoic acid ()
Therefore the above reaction proceeds as-