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ChemistryCarboxylic acid and their DerivativesHydrolysis of Acid derivative & other reactionEasy2 minPYQ_2019

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Assertion : $CH_{3} COOH$ but not $HCOOH$ can be halogenated in presence of red $P$ and $Cl_{2}$ . Reason : Both formic acid and $CH_{3} COOH$ are highly soluble in water.

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The Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky(HVZ) reaction shows halogen substitution at $α$ -carbon atom. $HCOOH$ has no $α$ -carbon atom and thus does not undergo HVZ reaction.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:ChemistryTopic:Carboxylic acid and their DerivativesSubtopic:Hydrolysis of Acid derivative & other reaction

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