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6.1.3: Hydroxynitriles Flashcards

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Hydroxynitriles

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Molecules that contain a hydroxyl group (OH) and a nitrile group (CN)

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Naming hydroxynitriles

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suffix: -nitrile
prefix: -hydroxy

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Producing hydroxynitriles

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reacting aldehydes or ketones with KCN, followed by a dilute acid

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Producing hydroxynitriles reaction mechanism

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nucleophilic addition

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Racemic mixtures of hydroxynitriles

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C=O an C=C bonds are planar so nucleophiles can attack from either sides, equally likely so racemates formed of two enantiomers

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KCN

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toxic

carry out reaction in a fume cupboard

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