Question

Acetic acid is treated with bromine in presence of red phosphorus?

Answer 1

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❏HVZ reaction is haogenation of carboxylic acids at alpha carbon atom. In this reaction red-P and bromine is treated with carboxylic acids having alpha hydrogen atom followed by hydrolysis to form alpha bromo carboxylic acid. Initially red phosphorus and bromine reacts with each other to give PBr₃.