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Hoffman Bromamide Reaction



Hoffman Bromamide Reaction is a reaction in which a primary amide is treated with an aqueous KOH or NaOH and bromine, it gives a primary amine which has one carbon atom less than the original amide. This reaction involves the migration of alkyl or aryl group from the carbonyl carbon atom amide to the nitrogen atom.


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