Compound ' P ' undergoes the following sequence of reactions:

is:
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The final product is cyclohexyl isocyanide (
).
Working backwards from the final product:
The last step involves
and KOH (alc), which is the Carbylamine reaction.
This reaction converts a primary amine (
) into an isocyanide (
). Thus, the intermediate before this step must be cyclohexylamine (
).
The step before cyclohexylamine involves
and
, which is the Hoffmann Bromamide Degradation reaction.
This reaction converts an amide (
) into a primary amine (
) with one less carbon atom.
Therefore, the amide ' Q ' must be cyclohexanecarboxamide (
).
The first step converts ' P ' into ' Q ' using
and heat.
Carboxylic acids react with
followed by heating to form amides.
Thus, ' P ' must be cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (
).
Reaction sequence:

(Cyclohexylamine)
(Cyclohexyl isocyanide)
Comparing with the options, ' P ' is cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, which corresponds to option .
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