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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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OH group is o, p-directing and hydrolysis of cyanohydrins gives α-hydroxy acids. |
