MHT CET Chemistry question

The aldehyde which can’t be prepared by reaction between hydrogen cyanide and Grignard’s reagent is

Answer: (A)

Solution

followed by hydrolysis gives , where R must be an alkyl group; formaldehyde would need R = H (no Grignard reagent), whereas

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