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Aldehydes and Ketones - Aldehydes + HCN Flashcards

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1
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How do carbonyls form hydroxynitriles?

A

nucleophillic addition

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What reagents needed for nucleophillic addition?

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HCN

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Write the equation turning an aldehyde into a hydroxynitrile

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Aldehyde + HCN —> 2-hydroxynitrile

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How does the hydroxynitrile change?

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Increases the chain length by one

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