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

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

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Solution:

*C is the chiral carbon atom.

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