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What is the name of the reaction in which carboxylic acids with an...
What is the name of the reaction in which carboxylic acids with an α-hydrogen are halogenated to form α-halocarboxylic acids?
Options
- AFriedel-Crafts acylation
- BHell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
- CCannizzaro reaction
- DFischer esterification
Correct answer
B. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
Step-by-step solution
The reaction in which carboxylic acids with an α-hydrogen are halogenated to form α-halocarboxylic acids is known as the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction.