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Methanoic acid undergoes Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me during an interview for a job.Query is from Carboxylic Acids Chemical Reactions in section Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» CORRECT answer is (b) False

To elaborate: Methanoic acid (HCOOH) consists of only ONE CARBON atom and therefore does not have an alpha-hydrogen atom that can be REPLACED by a halogen atom.


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