Hofmann reaction
noun
Hof·mann reaction
variants
or Hofmann rearrangement
ˈhä|fmən-,
ˈhȯ|,
ˈhō|
: the conversion of an acid amide RCONH2 to an amine RNH2 with one less carbon atom by treatment with sodium hypobromite
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