Alcohol, Phenol and EtherHard
Question
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
Options
A.

B.

C.

D.

More Alcohol, Phenol and Ether Questions
When phenol is treated with PCl5, the yield of chlorobenzene is generally poor because of the formation of -...In the reaction the intermediate(s) is(are)...Predict major organic product from the following reaction:...An unknown alcohol is treated with the ″Lucasreagent′ to determine whether the alcohol is primary, secondary...Which derivative of phenol gives effervescence with NaHCO3 −...

