Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives 2 Question 26
26. Which is the rate determining step in Hofmann’s bromamide degradation?
(a) Formation of (i)
(b) Formation of (ii)
(c) Formation of (iii)
(d) Formation of (iv)
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Solution:
- Rearrangement of (iii) to (iv) is the rate determining step :
(iii)
(iv)
