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

1. NaOH—Br2
2. Sodalime
3. Hot conc. H2SO4
4. PCl5

Correct answer: NaOH—Br2

Solution

When acetamide is treated with NaOH and Br2, it undergoes the Hoffmann bromamide reaction, which results in the formation of methylamine.

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