NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesPractice
Propionic acid on reaction with B r 2 / P yields a di-bromo product. The structure of this di-bromo product would be
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
This is Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction. In this reaction, acids containing α -H react with X 2 / r e d P giving product in which the α -hydrogen are substituted by X. So