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Give a suitable example of Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction. |
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Answer» <P> Solution :Caroxylic acids containing `alpha`-hydrogens on TREATMENT with `Cl_(2)` or `Br_(2)//`red P undergo Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction to give `alpha`-haloacids. <BR> `underset("Propanoic acid")(CH_(3)CH_(2)COOH) overset(Br_(2)//"red P")to underset("2-Bromopropanoic acid")(CH_(3)CHBrCOOH) overset(Br_(2)//"red P")to underset("2,2-Dibromopropanoic acid")(CH_(3)CBr_(2)COOH)` |
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