JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: AMINES

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Assertion:- Acetamide on reaction with

\mathrm{KOH}

and bromine gives acetic acid.
Reason:- Bromine catalyses hydrolysis of acetamide,

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Correct option: D

If both Assertion & reason are False

Option D (If both Assertion & reason are False) is correct because acetamide reacts with KOH and bromine to give methylamine (Hoffmann bromamide degradation), not acetic acid, and bromine does not catalyze the hydrolysis of acetamide.

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