When an ?-hydroxy amide is treated with Br2 in aqueous NaOH under Hofmann rearrangement conditions, loss of

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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.

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