Hofmann reaction
noun
Hof·mann reaction
variants or Hofmann rearrangement
ˈhä|fmən-,
ˈhȯ|,
ˈhō|
: the conversion of an acid amide RCONH2 to an amine RNH2 with one less carbon atom by treatment with sodium hypobromite
Word History
Etymology
after August Wilhelm von Hofmann †1892 German chemist