A carbonyl compound reacts with hydrogen
cyanide to form cyanohydrin which on
hydrolysis forms a racemic mixture of a-hydroxy
acid. The carbonyl compound is
(a) acetone (b) diethyl ketone
(c) formaldehyde (d) acetaldehyde
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Answer ---› d) acetaldehyde
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(d) acetaldehyde
Explanation:
A carbonyl compound reacts with hydrogen cyanide to form cyanohydrin which on hydrolysis forms a racemic mixture of a-hydroxy acid. The carbonyl compound is an acetaldehyde.
Please refer to the attached picture for a detailed explanation of the structure of the compound.
A racemic mixture will have a C atom that is assymmetric carbon atom.
Option D is the answer.
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