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Give an example of a cyanohydrin reaction.


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Cyanohydrin reaction:

  • Ketones and aldehydes give cyanohydrin reactions.
  • In the treatment of cyanide or nitriles with aldehyde or ketone, there is the formation of aldehyde or ketone cyanohydrin.
  • This is a nucleophilic addition reaction.
  • The general reaction is represented as,

KetoneorAldehyde+HCNKetonecyanohydrineorAldehydecyanohydrine

  • Example of cyanohydrin reaction: When propanone is treated with hydrocyanide there is a formation of propanone cyanohydrin.
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