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Question
Assertion: Hoffmann’s bromamide reaction is given by primary amines.
Reason: Primary amines are more basic than secondary amines.
Options
Both assertion and reason are wrong.
Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Both assertion and reason are correct statements and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Solution
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Explanation:
Hofmann’s bromamide reaction is given by amides, not by amines. Moreover, primary amines are basic than secondary amines.
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