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Cyanohydrin of which of the following fo...

Cyanohydrin of which of the following forms lactic acid

A

`CH_(3)CH_(2)CHO`

B

`CH_(3)CHO`

C

`HCHO` and `CH_(3)-OH`

D

`CH_(3)COCH_(3)`

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The correct Answer is:
B
`CH_(3)-underset(O)underset(||)overset(H)overset(|)(C)+HCNrarr underset("Cyanohydrin")(CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)-CN)underset(H^(+))overset(2H-OH)(rarr)underset("Lactic acid")(CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-OH+NH_(3))`
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