JEE Main 201510 AprilOnline
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2015
- Date
- 10 April
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
JEE Main 2015 · 10 April · Online · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic...
In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic carboxylic acid reacts with chlorine or bromine to yield a reaction in which, hydrogen is been replaced by halogen. This reaction is known as
Options
- AEtard reaction
- BWolff-Kischner reaction
- CRosenmund reaction
- DHell-volhard-zelinsky reaction
Correct answer
D. Hell-volhard-zelinsky reaction
Step-by-step solution
This reaction is known as HVZ reaction.
Treatment with bromine and a catalytic amount of phosphorus leads to the selective bromination of carboxylic acids.