Aldehydes Ketones Question 21
Question: Which of the following on oxidation followed by hydrolysis gives pyruvic acid-
Options:
A) Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin
B) Acetone cyanohydrin
C) Formaldehyde cyanohydrin
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a] $ \underset{Acetaldehydecyanohydrin}{\mathop{CH_3\overset{OH}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}}HCN}}~\xrightarrow{[O]}CH_3-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-CN $
$ \xrightarrow{{H^{+}},H_2O}CH_3-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-COOH $
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