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Q.

C6H5CHO+HCNC6H5CH(OH)CN, The product would be 

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a

Ethyl formate

b

A meso compound 

c

Racemic mixture 

d

Diastereomer 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The above reaction is a nucleophilic addition reaction of cyanide to aldehyde to give cyanohydrin a derivative product. 

This obtained product has a chiral carbon atom since it is attached to four different functional groups which makes it chiral. 

This product is a racemic mixture of its isomers. 

Hence, the correct answer is option (B) Racemic mixture.

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C6H5CHO+HCN→C6H5CH(OH)CN, The product would be