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Hofmann's bromamide reaction is to convert

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acid to alcohol

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alcohol to acid

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amide to amine

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amine to amide.

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Hofmann's bromamide reaction - Amides when heated with bromine and caustic soda or caustic potash solution, yield primary amine containing one carbon atom less than the amide.
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