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Question: P-Cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound A which adds hydrogen cyanid...

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

A
B
C
D
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