p-Cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound X which adds hydrogen cyanide to form, the compound Y. The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The structure of the carboxylic acid is

p-Cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compoun

1.	p-Cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound X which adds hydrogen cyanide to form, the compound Y. The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The structure of the carboxylic acid is
Answer» Solution : Here `-OH` group has STRONGER directive INFLUENCE than `-CH_(3)` group.