Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives - Result Question 34
####20. Statement I Acetic acid does not undergo haloform reaction. Statement II Acetic acid has no alpha hydrogen. (1998, 2M)
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or -group gives haloform reaction but this reaction is given only by aldehydes, ketones and alcohols, so acetic acid does not give haloform reaction. However acetic acid has three , therefore, statement I is true but statement II is false.
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