HOFMANN BROMIDE REACTION

HOFMANN BROMIDE REACTION

When a Primary AMIDE is treated with an Aqueous or Alcoholic NaOH (SODIUM HYDROXIDE) or KOH (POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE) solution and BROMINE, it gives a Primary AMINE which has one CARBON atom less than the original AMIDE.

Hofmann Bromide Reaction

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