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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

Question
CBSEENCH12011326

Propionic acid with Br2-P yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be

  • CH2Br - CHBr -COOH

  • CH2-Br-CH2-COBr

Solution

D.

Br2 in presence of P attacks on the alpha carbon atom of acid and alpha hydrogen is substituted by bromine.

This reaction is called Hell -Volhard Zelinsky (HVZ) reduction.