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Hofmann elimination reaction.

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On heating to 400 K, quaternary ammonium hydroxides having one alkyl group other than methyl group yield an alkene and a tertiary amine.
`underset("Ethyltrimethylammonium hydroxide")([CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(N)-C_(2)H_(5)])OH^(-)underset(400K)overset("Heat")(to)underset("Trimethylamine")((CH_(3))_(3)N)+underset("Ethene")(CH_(2)=CH_(2))+H_(2)O`
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