In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic carboxylic acids react with chlorine or bromine to yield a compound in which `alpha`- hydrogen has been replaced by halogen. This reaction is known as :
A. Elard reaction
B. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
C. Wolff-Kischner reaction
D. Rosenmund reaction


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Correct Answer - B
`CH_(3)-underset(O)underset(||)C-OHoverset(Red P+Cl_(2))rarrCl-CH_(2)-underset(O)underset(||)C-OH`

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