The best reagent for converting, 2-phenylpropanamide into 1-phenylethanemine is….

Options

A. Excess `H_(2)//Pt`
B. `NaOH//Br_(2)`
C. `NaBH_(4)`/Methanol
D. `LiAlH_(4)`/ether

Answer

B

Explanation

The best reagent for converting 2-phenylpropanamide into 1-phenylethanamine is by `NaOH//Br_(2)` and chemical transformation can be done as

This occurs due to intramolecular migration of alkyl group. It is an example of Hofmann bromamide reaction