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The reaction of acetamide with a solution of bromine in sodium hydroxide to give methyl 
amine is known as

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a

Reductive amination

b

Curtius rearrangement 

c

Gabrial Synthesis

d

Hofmaan rearrangement

answer is B.

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The reaction of an amide with bromine gives primary amine having 1 carbon atom less than the reactant. It is known as Hoffman rearrangement.

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