Identify the major product C formed in the following reaction sequence:
- butylamine
- butanamide
- $\alpha$-bromobutanoic acid
- propylamine
Solution
- Step-I is $\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}}$ reaction with $\stackrel{\ominus}{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{N}$ nucleophile. - Step-Il will give amide. - Step-III is Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction.
Asked in: NEET 2024