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Write the balanced equations for the following reaction :
'Acetamide is reacted with bromine in the presence of potassium hydroxide'.

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It is an example of Hofmann bromamide reaction.
`MeCONH_2 + Br_2 + 4KOH rarr underset("Methy amine")(MeNH_2 + K_2 CO_3) + 2KBr + 2 H_2 O`.
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