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Nitrous acid reacts with primary amides to give the diazonium ion which rapidly looses nitrogen to give the carboxylic acid.

  +  
HNO2
         
RCOOH
  +  
N2
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1° Amide (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrous acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carboxylic acid (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Decomplexation or Fragmentation
Multistep: LA/B mechanism

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