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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Acetone reacts with HCN to form a cyanohydrin. It is an example of
Options
A Electrophilic addition
B Electrophilic substitution
C Nucleophilic addition
Correct Answer
D Nucleophilic substitution
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Acetone reacts with HCN (cyanide ion) to form a cyanohydrin via nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group. The CN- is the nucleophile that attacks the electrophilic carbonyl carbon.

Hint

What type of reaction is cyanohydrin formation?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1364 of 1999
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