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MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEJEE Advanced ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesPreparation of Carboxylic Acid

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)

Answer
C
Explanation

The structure of p-cresol is given below- The first reaction is the Reimer-Tiemann reaction and the product is shown in the figure- Thus the correct option is (c)

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