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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Amines

Question:

To convert ethanamide into Methanamine which of the following reagents can be used?

Options:

LiAlH4, H2O

H2/Ni, Na(Hg)/C2H5OH

Br2 and NaOH

Sn and HCl

Correct Answer:

Br2 and NaOH

Explanation:

Hoffmann developed a method for preparation of primary amines by treating an amide with bromine in an aqueous or ethanolic solution of sodium hydroxide. In this degradation reaction, migration of an alkyl or aryl group takes place from carbonyl carbon of the amide to the nitrogen atom. The amine so formed contains one carbon less than that present in the amide.