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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Why HVZ reaction is not applicable to iodine & fluorine?

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago
Iodine is large, therefore, it can't undergo substitution in the presence of COOH group. Fluorine is reactive enough to replace multiple hydrogen, thus doesn't undergo HVZ reaction.