Question

Hydrogen cyanide adds to aldehyde and ketones to form cyanohydrin the reactions carried out by adding slowly a mineral acid to an aqueous solution of wdlum cyanide. The acid generates HCN from sodium cyanide in situ which means
a. Before reaction
b. During reaction
c. After reaction
d. At any time ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Cyanohydrin reaction is an organic chemical reaction by an aldehyde or ketone with a cyanide anion or a nitrile to form a cyanohydrin. This nucleophilic addition is a reversible reaction but with aliphatic carbonyl compounds equilibrium is in favor of the reaction products.