Carboxylic acids having an α-hydrogen are halogenated at the α-position on treatment with chlorine or bromine in the presence of small amount of red phosphorus to give α-halo carboxylic acids. The reaction is known as Hell-Vohard-Zelinsky reaction. Carboxylic Acid and Its Derivatives 17
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