Aldehydes Ketones Question 60
Question: Reaction of acetaldehyde with HCN followed by hydrolysis gives a compound which shows
[MP PET 1997]
Options:
A) Optical isomerism
B) Geometrical isomerism
C) Metamerism
D) Tautomerism
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \underset{Acetaldehyde}{\mathop{CH_3-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-H}}+\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Hydrogen \\ Cyanide \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{HCN}}\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Acetaldehyde \\ Cynohydrin \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\overset{OH}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{\underset{CN}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{CH_3-C-H}}}}}}}}}} $ (Optically active)
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