Did you know?
A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long — yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
Did you know?
A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long — yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
RCHOHCNRCH(OH)CN
Addition of hydrogen cyanide to aldehydes and ketones to form cyanohydrins.
RCHO
Aldehyde
HCN
Hydrogen cyanide
RCH(OH)CN
Cyanohydrin
Aldehydes and ketones undergo nucleophilic addition reactions due to the electrophilic nature of the carbonyl carbon.
Synthesis of cyanohydrins, which are useful intermediates in organic synthesis.
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