Benzoic acid it heated with red phosphorous and chlorine
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ClCH
2
COOH
CH
3
COOH+Cl
2
RedP
−HCl
A
ClCH
2
COOH
Acetic acid reacts with chlorine in presence of red phosphorous to form monochloro acetic acid. Alpha H atom is replaced with Cl atom. Hence, the compound is ClCH
2
COOH.
HVZ reaction is haogenation of carboxylic acids at alpha carbon atom. In this reaction red-P and chlorine is treated with carboxylic acids having alpha hydrogen atom followed by hydrolysis to form alpha chloro carboxylic acid.
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