Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives 2 Question 51
51. Write balanced equations for the following reaction : “Acetamide is reacted with bromine in the presence of potassium hydroxide.”
(1987, 1M)
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Solution:
- $\mathrm{CH}{3} \mathrm{CONH}{2}+\mathrm{Br}{2} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{NaOH}} \underset{\begin{array}{l}\text { Hoffman bromamide } \ \text { reaction }\end{array}}{\mathrm{CH}{3} \mathrm{NH}{2}+\mathrm{Na}{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}}$
