Q.
In a set of reactions, acetic acid yielded a product $S$. The structure of $S$ would be
$CH _{3} COOH \stackrel{ SOCl _{2}}{\longrightarrow } P \frac{\text { Benzene }}{\text { Anhyd. } AICl _{3}} Q \stackrel{ HCN }{\longrightarrow } R \stackrel{ HOH }{\longrightarrow } S$
Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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