Isobutyraldehyde on reaction with formaldehyde and K 2 CO 3 gives compound ' A '. Compound ' A ' reacts with KCN and yields compound ' B ', which on hydrolysis gives a st

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Isobutyraldehyde on reaction with formaldehyde and K 2 CO 3 gives compound ' A '. Compound ' A ' reacts with KCN and yields compound ' B ', which on hydrolysis gives a stable compound ' C '. The compound ' C ' is

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In the first step formaldehyde undergoes cross aldol reaction with isobutyraldehyde to form (A)and then the product(A) forms cyanohydrin (B)with KCN, which on hydrolysis forms a compound containing carboxylic acid group and finally this molecule undergoes intramolecular esterification to form (C) a stable compound.

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