Q. Which reaction is suitable for the preparation of $\alpha -$chloroacetic acid?
A) Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
B) Nef reaction
C) Stephen’s reaction
D) Perkin condensation
Explanation
(a)
$CH_{3}COOH\underset{\mathrm{\Delta}}{\overset{{\ \ Cl}_{2}/Red\ P\ \ \ }{\rightarrow}}CH_{2}ClCOOH$
$\alpha - chloroacetic\ acid$
This reaction is called Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction.
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