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Which intermediate forms when the bromoamide anion rearranges in the Hofmann rearrangement?
AA nitrene
BA carbene
CAn acyl halide
DAn isocyanate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. An isocyanate
The R group migrates from carbonyl carbon to nitrogen as bromide leaves, giving an isocyanate.
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