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  • Which of the following carboxylic acids do not undergo the HVZ(Hell Volhord Zelinsky) reaction?  Option: 1 <img alt="\text {HCOOH}" sr

Which of the following carboxylic acids do not undergo the HVZ(Hell Volhord Zelinsky) reaction?

 

Option: 1

\text {HCOOH}


Option: 2

\text {CH}_{3}\text{COOH}


Option: 3

\text {CH}_{3}\text {CH}_{2}\text{COOH}


Option: 4

\text {PhCH}_{2}\text{COOH}


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HVZ reaction is shown by all carboxylic acids having a \alpha-\text{hydrogen}. The \alpha-\text{hydrogen} is substituted by a halogen as shown

 

So, carboxylic acid not having \alpha-\text{hydrogen} will not show the HVZ reaction.

Hence, the correct option is (1).

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