Question

Answer the following.

Write a reaction to prepare ethanamine from Propionamide.

Answer 1

Propionamide on Hofmann bromamide degradation yields ethanamine.

\[\begin{array}{cc}\\ \ce{O}\phantom{..........................................................}\\ ||\phantom{..........................................................}\\ \ce{\underset{\text{Propionamide}}{CH3 - CH2 - C - NH2} + Br2 - 4KOH ->[\Delta] \underset{\text{Ethanamine}}{CH3 - CH2 - NH2} + K2CO3 + 2KBr + 2H2O}\\
\phantom{.............}
\end{array}\]