Given below are two statements:
Statements-I : In Hofmann degradation reaction, the migration of only an alkyl group takes place from carbonyl carbon of the amide to the nitrogen atom.
Statement-II : The group is migrated in Hofmann degradation reaction to electron deficient atom. In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct

Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect

answer is D.

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$R - CO - {NH}_{2} + {Br}_{2} + NaOH \to R - {NH}_{2} + {Na}_{2} {CO}_{3} + NaBr + H_{2} O R - CO - {NH}_{2} + \bar{O} H \to R - CO - \bar{NH} \overset{{Br}_{2}}{⟶} R - CO - NH - Br \overset{{OH}^{-}}{⟶} R - CO - \bar{N} - Br \overset{migration of R}{⟶} R - NCO \overset{2 OH}{⟶} {RNH}_{2} + {CO}_{3}^{2 -}$