Question
Chemistry Question on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
\({ CH3COOH ->[{P / Br2}] CH2BrCOOH }) This reaction is called
A
Schotten-Baumann reaction
B
Finkelstein reaction
C
Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
D
none of these.
Answer
Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
Explanation
Solution
The substitution of a-hydrogen atom by halogens in acids, is called Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction.