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How can you convert an amide into an amine having one carbon atom less than the starting compound?

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By Hofmann-bromamide reaction,i.e., by heating an amide with`Br_2` and KOH.
`underset("Amide")(RCONH_2)+ Br_2 + 4KOHoverset(Delta)tounderset(1^(@)" amine")(RNH_2) + K_2CO_3 + 2KBr + 2H_2O`
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