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The above reaction is known as

  1. A Friedel - Craft’s reaction
  2. B Kolbe - Schmidt reaction
  3. C Hell - Volhard - Zelinsky reaction
  4. D Cannizzaro reaction
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(C) Hell - Volhard - Zelinsky reaction

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Monochlorocarboxylic acid is formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with \(\mathrm{Cl}_2 /\) red phosphorus. The reaction is called Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction.
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