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Write the chemical equations involved in the following reactions:
(i) Hoffmann-bromamide degradation reaction.
(ii) Carbylamine reaction.

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(i) Hoffmann-bromamide degradation reaction:
When an amide is treated with bromine and aqueous or alcoholic sodium hydroxide, it gives a primary amine.
In this reaction, the amine obtained contains one C atom less than amide.
PhCONH2+Br2+4NaOHPhNH2+Na2CO3+2NaBr+2H2O
(ii) Carbylamine reaction:
Aliphatic or aromatic primary amines on heating with chloroform and alcoholic potassium hydroxide gives foul smelling alkyl isocyanides or carbylamines. Secondary or tertiary amines do not give this test.
PhNH2+CHCl3+3KOHΔPhNC+3KCl+3H2O

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