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19.6 Nucleophilic Addition of HCN: Cyanohydrin Formation

Aldehydes and unhindered ketones undergo a nucleophilic addition reaction with HCN to yield cyanohydrins, RCH(OH)C≡N. Studies carried out in the early 1900s by Arthur Lapworth showed that cyanohydrin

1. Aldehydes and unhindered ketones undergo a nucleophilic addi

Aldehydes and unhindered ketones undergo a nucleophilic addi

2. Problem 19-9 Cyclohexanone forms a cyanohydrin in good yield

Problem 19-9 Cyclohexanone forms a cyanohydrin in good yield

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