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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 9. Amines

The number of compounds from the following which can undergo reaction with Br\(_2\)/KOH (alcoholic) to give respective products and these respective products can also be obtained separately by Gabriel phthalimide reaction is :

  1. A \(5\)
  2. B \(4\)
  3. C \(3\)
  4. D \(6\)
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(C) \(3\)

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The reaction of an amide with \(\text{Br}_2/\text{KOH}\) (alcoholic) is the Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction. This reaction is specific to primary amides (\(R-\text{CONH}_2\)) and produces primary amines (\(R-\text{NH}_2\)) with one less carbon atom. Among the given…