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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     AIEEE  Solved  Paper-2005

A)

B)       

C)

D)       

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

(\[OH\]is more activating than\[C{{H}_{3}}\]in o, p-directing, thus ?CHO goes to ortho w.r.t. \[OH\])