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Which of the following is not a by product of Hoffmann bromamide degradation of acetamide with alcoholic KOH?(a) KBr(b) KCN(c) K2CO3(d) H2OThis question was addressed to me during an interview for a job.This interesting question is from Preparation of Amines topic in division Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» CORRECT answer is (b) KCN

Explanation: Acetamide (CH3CONH2) REACTS with Br2 and 4 molecules of KOH to form methylamine (MAIN product) along with 2 molecules KBr, 2 molecules of H2O and one molecule of K2CO3.


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