Which of the following reactions is appropriate for converting acetamide to methanamine?
Carbylamine reaction
Hoffmann hypobromamide reaction
Stephens reaction
Gabriels phthalimide synthesis
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