Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives 2 Question 27

27. What are the constituent amines formed when the mixture of (1) and (2) undergoes Hofmann’s bromamide degradation?

(1)

(2)

(a)

(c)

(d)

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Solution:

  1. The rate determining step of Hofmann’s bromamide reaction is unimolecular rearrangement of bromamide anion (iii) and no cross-products are formed when mixture of amides are taken.