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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

Propionic acid with Br₂/P yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be:

Answer: (A)

Solution

The HVZ reaction brominates specifically at the α-carbon (adjacent to COOH); propionic acid has only one

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