p-cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound A which adds hydrogen cyanide to…

p-cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound A which adds hydrogen cyanide to form, the compound B. The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The structure of the carboxylic acid is




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