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Acetamide is treated with the following reagents separately. Which one of these would yield methyl amine?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
    Sodalime
  4. D
    Hot conc.

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This is the Hofmann Bromamide Degradation reaction. When an amide reacts with in the presence of an alkali (), it is converted into a primary amine with one fewer carbon atom.

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Acetamide is treated with the following reagents separately. Which one of these would yield methyl amine?
A
B
C
Sodalime
D
Hot conc.

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