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  4. p -Cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give compound (A) which adds hydrogen cyanide to form compound (B). The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The acid is

Q. -Cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give compound which adds hydrogen cyanide to form compound . The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The acid is

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Solution:

Correct answer is (b)

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