Question

$C{H}_{3}COOH\stackrel{P/B{r}_2}{\to }C{H}_{2}BrCOOH$
This reaction is called

• A. Schotten-Baumann reaction
• B. Finkelstein reaction
• C. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
• D. none of these.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The substitution of a-hydrogen atom by halogens in acids, is called Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction.