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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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Solution
When two electron releasing groups are present the incoming group will occupy para or ortho position to the group which has more + R effect.