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carboxylic acid

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do formic acid undergoes Hunsdiecker reaction

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arun-rashi

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9 Sep 2007 23:30:02 IST

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no it cannot give because in this reaction free radical are formed so no existance of H free radical.

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9 Sep 2007 23:44:14 IST

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in this reaction carboxylic acid reacts bromine to form alkyl bromide with decarboxylation .CH3COOH reacts with Br2 to form CH3Br with decarboxylation.intermediate is free radical and mechanism is free radical substitution.

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31 Oct 2007 13:38:49 IST

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what is the rgnt???

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1 Nov 2007 07:58:50 IST

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RCOOAg +Br₂ in presence of CCl₄

RBr +AgBr +CO₂

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