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Explain the HVZ reaction.

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Carboxylic acids having an `alpha`-hydrogen atom, when treated with chlorine or bromine in the presence of red phosphorus, we get `alpha`-halocarboxylic acids. This reaction is known as Half-Volhard-Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction.
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