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 :
Product (A) :
A. `Ph-NH_(2)`
B. `Ph-CH_(2)-NH_(2)`
C. `Ph-NH-CH_(2)`
D.
