Hoffmann bromamide reaction involves conversion of a carboxylic acid amide into an amine with a loss of a carbon atom on treatment with aqueous sodium hypobromite. Thus Hoffmann result in shortening of a carbon chain.
`R-overset(O)overset(||)C-NH_(2) underset(NaOH) overset(Br_(2))to R -NH_(2) +NaBr +Na_(2)CO_(3)`
Mechanism of the reaction is :

Product (A) :

Options

A. `Ph-NH_(2)`
B. `Ph-CH_(2)-NH_(2)`
C. `Ph-NH-CH_(3)`
D.

Answer

A

Explanation

`PhCONH_(2) underset(KOH)overset(Br_(2))to PhNH_(2)`