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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 Hoffmann-bromamide reaction, i.e, by heating an amide with `Br_(2)` and KOH.
`underset("Amide")(RCONH_(2))+Br_(2) overset(Delta)toRNH_(2)+K_(2)CO_(3) + 2KBr + 2H_(2)O`
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