Given below are two statements:
Statement-$I$: 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 an electron-deficient nitrogen atom.
In the light of the above statements,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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