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B
PhCH(Br)CH2COOH
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PhCH2CH(Br)COOH
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PhCH=CH−COBr
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Solution
The correct option is BPhCH(Br)CH2COOH Benzaldehyde and acetic anhydride condense in the presesnce of sodium acetate to form compound A, which is cinnamic acid.
This is a Perkin condensation reaction.
Perkin reaction is followed by Markovnikov's addition of HBr to form 3- bromo-3-phenylpropanoic acid.