Hoffmann bromamide reaction involves conversion of a carboxylic acid amide into an amine with a loss of a carbon atom on treatment with aqueous sodium hypobromite. Thus Hoffmann result in shortening of a carbon chain.
`R=overset(O)overset(||)C-NH_(2)underset(NaOH)overset(Br_(2))rarrR-NH_(2)+NaBr+Na_(2)CO_(3)`
Mechanism of the reaction is :
Number of moles of NaOh consumed in above reaction.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4