NEETChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMCQ+4 / −1
Propionic acid with Br2/P yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be
- A

- BCH2(Br) CH2 COBr
- C

- DCH2(Br) CH(Br) COOH
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Correct answer: C
This is Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky reaction.

In
this reaction, acids containing -H react with
Br2
/red P giving product in which the -hydrogens
are substituted by Br.
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