Could you show the mechanisms of this reaction, it is the hell Volhard zelinsky reaction. (With arrows and reagents please) thank you!
OH stoichiom. Brz, stoichiom. PBr3 e.g. hydrolytic workup R. Br B in stoichio- metric amount) e.g. alcohol y tic workup Br OH OR' Fig. 12.8. Bromination of carboxylic acids in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of phosphorus tribromide ("Hell- Volhard-Zelinsky reaction II"). The actual reaction product is an a-bromocarboxylic acid bra mide (B), which often under- goes further in situ reaction t afford an a-bromocarboxylic acid (C) or an a-bromocarb- oxylic acid ester (D).
