JEE Main - Previous Year Papers JEE MAIN 2022 JEE MAINS 27 JUNE 2022 PAPER SHIFT -1 Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 14, 2026

Given below are two statements:

Statements-I: In Hofmann degradation reaction, the migration of only an alkyl group takes place from carbonyl carbon of the amide to the nitrogen atom.

Statement-II: The group is migrated in Hofmann degradation reaction to electron deficient atom.

In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
B
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect
C
Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
D
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

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D

In this reaction of alkyl as well as aryl group can migrate to electron deficient nitrogen atom.

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