Carboxylic Acids Question 129

Question: The product would be

[Pb. PMT 1998]

Options:

A) A racemate

B) Optically active

C) A meso compound

D) A mixture of diastereomers

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ C_6H_5CHO+HCN\to C_6H_5-\underset{OH}{\overset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}-}}}CN $ is optically active.