The product would be [Pb. PMT 1998]
A) A racemate
B) Optically active
C) A meso compound
D) A mixture of diastereomers
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
\[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}CHO+HCN\to {{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}-\underset{OH}{\overset{H\,}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,-}}}\,CN\] is optically active.
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