ORGANIC CHEM. VOL.1+2-W/WILEYPLUS
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Chapter 16, Problem 16PP
Practice Problem 16.16
(a) Show how you might prepare lactic acid from acetaldehyde through a cyanohydrin intermediate.
(b) What stereoisomeric form of lactic acid would you expect to obtain?
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