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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Convert propene to Lactic acid .plzz answer today it's very urgent for me.

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6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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6 Years ago
Dear student 
First convert Propene to ethanal,
Ethanal react with HCN to form to produce Acetaldehyde Cyanohydrin according to the following reaction,
Then this cyanohydrin readily hydrolyses to give lactic acid.
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