Question: When an ?-hydroxy amide is treated with Br2 in aqueous NaOH under Hofmann rearrangement conditions, loss of CO2 occurs and a chain-shortened aldehyde is formed.

When an ?-hydroxy amide is treated with Br2 in aqueous NaOH under Hofmann rearrangement conditions, loss of CO2 occurs and a chain-shortened aldehyde is formed. Propose a mechanism.

NH2 NH3 Br2 NaOH, H20 CO2 +

NH2 NH3 Br2 NaOH, H20 CO2 +

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