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CH3CH2COOHBr/Redp−−−−Δ(A)alc.NH3−−−−B.
The final product (B) in the above reaction is

A
Alanine
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B
Pyruvic acid
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C
Citric acid
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D
Lactic acid
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Solution

The correct option is A Alanine
Treatment with bromine & a catalytic amount of phosphorus leads to the selective αbromination of carboxylic acids.
3/2Br2+PPBr3
CH3CH2CO2H+PBr33CH3CH2COBr+H3PO3
O O
CH3CH2||CBrCH3CH|||COH
tautomerism Br
O O
CH3CH|||COHalcNH3−−−CH3CH|||COH
Br NH2Alanine

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