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Which of the following reactions is appropriate for converting acetamide to methanamine?

  • Option 1)

    Carbylamine reaction

  • Option 2)

    Hoffmann hypobromamide reaction

  • Option 3)

    Stephens reaction

  • Option 4)

    Gabriels phthalimide synthesis

 

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As we learnt in

Hofmann Bromamide Degradation -

Amines ( only primary ) can also be prepared by Hofmann degradation. In this method the amine will have one carbon atom less than the amide. 

- wherein

 

 Hoffmann hypobromamide reaction

 

 


Option 1)

Carbylamine reaction

This is incorrect option

Option 2)

Hoffmann hypobromamide reaction

This is correct option

Option 3)

Stephens reaction

This is incorrect option

Option 4)

Gabriels phthalimide synthesis

This is incorrect option

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