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Curtius and Hofmann Rearrangements

In the Hofman...

Question

In the Hofmann bromamide degradation reaction, the number of moles of $N a O H$ and $B r_{2}$ used per mole of amine produced are:

Four moles of

N a O H

and two moles of

B r_{2}

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Two moles of

N a O H

and two moles of

B r_{2}

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Four moles of

N a O H

and one mole of

B r_{2}

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One mole of

N a O H

and one mole of

B r_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is C Four moles of $N a O H$ and one mole of $B r_{2}$ .
Hofmann bromamide degradation occurs as follow:

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