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$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{PBr}_2} \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{BrCOOH}$
This reaction is called
ChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesJIPMERJIPMER 2004
Options:
  • A Schotton-Bauman reaction
  • B Finkelstin reaction
  • C Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
  • D none of the above
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The correct answer is: Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
The substitution of $\alpha$-hydrogen atom by halogens in acids, is called Hell-VolhardZelinsky (HVZ) reaction

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