Statement 1 : Hoffmann’s bromamide reaction is given by primary amines.
Statement 2 : Primary amines are more basic than secondary amines.

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Statement 1 : Hoffmann’s bromamide reaction is given by primary amines. Statement 2 : Primary amines are more basic than secondary amines.

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Both statements are wrong. The Statement 1 is wrong: the Hoffmann bromamide degradation is given by primary AMIDES (RCONH₂ → RNH₂), not by primary amines. The Statement 2 is wrong: in aqueous medium secondary amines are stronger bases than primary amines (combined inductive, solvation and steric effects), so 1° amines are NOT more basic than 2°. Key changed from NCERT print (iii) to (i) per Rahul ruling, 2026-09-30.

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