Cyanohydrin Formation – Nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group A level

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Cyanohydrin formation can occur via the attack of cyanide to both aldehydes and ketones, usually in the presence of acid which protonates the resulting alkoxide to give the hydroxy group. The products of these reactions can also be called hydroxynitriles.

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