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a) Write the organic compound formed in the above equations?
b) Explain HVZ (Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky) reaction with equation?
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Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction: Carboxylic acids having an α-hydrogen are halogenated at the α-position on treatment with chlorine or bromine in the presence of small amount of red phosphorus to give α-halocarboxylic acids (marked as ).
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