SR Ketone 2M

Question 1

Ketone => Hydroxynitrile
Equation
Type of Reaction
Reagents
Draw mechanism

Answer 1

Equation
                            H2SO4
-Ketone + HCN => Hydroxynitrile 
                            NaCN
Type of Reaction 
-Nucleophilic Addition

Reagents

• NaCN
• H2SO4

*HCN is too poisonous to use so to increase reaction rate in the presence of cyanide ions so use a mix of NaCN and H2SO4 to improve rate of reaction and safety

Question 2

Ketone => secondary alcohol
Equation
Type of reaction
Conditions 
Reagents
Draw mechanism

Answer 2

Equation
Ketone + 2[H] => secondary Alcohol + OH-
                                 H2O
Type of reaction
-NaBH4/H2O reduction
-Nucleophillic addition

Conditions

Reagents