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Published on: August 12, 2026
In the given reaction, the product 
is
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C
Treatment of acetaldehyde with sodium cyanide in the presence of 
gives acetaldehyde cyanohydrin. This is followed by hydrolysis of cyano group in the presence of acid to form compound 
, which is 2-hydroxy propanoic acid. The hydroxyl group is then oxidised to carbonyl group with fenton reagent to obtain compound 
, which is pyruvic acid.
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