p-cresol reacts with chloroform in alkal...

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 caboxylic acid. The structure of the carboxylic acid is

A

B

C

D

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