Assertion : Acetic acid does not undergo halo form reaction.
Reason : Acetic acid has no alpha hydrogen

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Haloform reaction uses to analyze the methyl group that is directly attached to the carbonyl carbon atom in aldehydes and ketones. During haloform reaction, aldehydes or ketones treated with NaOH/X₂ and the formation of CHX₃ ppt indicates that the respective aldehyde or ketone shows haloform reaction.

Acetic acid cannot show a haloform reaction because, in the presence of alkali, it behaves as acid. Therefore, it cannot show a haloform reaction. Acetone has three alpha hydrogens.

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