Question: (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

(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?
(a) Show how you might prepare lactic acid from acetaldehyde

OH CO2H

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