The conversion of an amide into an amine with one carbon atom less by the action of alkaline hydrohalite is known as Hofmann bromamide rearrangement:
`RCONH_(2) overset(Br_(2)//KOH)toR-NH_(2)`
The most important feature of the reaction is the arrangement of N–bromamide anion to isocyanate :

The product of the reaction

Product amine will be :

Options

A. S-amine
B. R-amine
C. 50:50 mixture of (+) and (–) amine
D. 30:70 mixture of (+) and (–) amine

Answer

A