Carboxylic Acids Question 136

Question: Colouration of $ Br_2/CCl_4 $ will be discharged by

[Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) Cinnamic acid

B) Benzoic acid

C) o-phthalic acid

D) Acetophenone

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Cinnamic acid reacts with bromine in carbon tetrachloride to give dibromocinnamic acid. $ C_6H_5CH=CHCOOH+Br_2\xrightarrow{CCl_4}\underset{\text{dibromocinnamic acid}}{\mathop{\overset{BrBr}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C_6H_5CH-CHCOOH}}}}}} $