JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2011

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        Cyanohydrin of which of the following forms lactic acid?

    A)  \[HCHO\]           

    B)  \[C{{H}_{3}}COC{{H}_{3}}\]

    C)  \[C{{H}_{3}}CHO\]         

    D)  \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CHO\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                      \[\underset{acetaldehyde}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  H \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,=O}}\,+HCN\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  acetaldehyde \\  cyanohydrin \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  CN \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  H \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}}\,-OH}}\,\]              \[\xrightarrow[{}]{{{H}_{2}}O/{{H}^{+}}}\underset{lactic\text{ }acid}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  COHH \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  H \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}}\,-OH}}\,\]


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