Question

Amides on treatment with Br₂ and KOH are converted into amines, the reaction is known as

(a) Hofmann's bromamide reaction 

(b) Hofmann's methylation

(c) Gabriel phthalimide reaction 

(d) H.V.Z. reaction

Answer 1

(a) Hofmann's bromamide reaction 

Amides on treatment with Br₂ and KOH are converted into amines, the reaction is known as Hofmann's bromamide reaction.