What happen when acetaldehyde is react with hcn?
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When acetaldehyde or ketone reacts with HCn( Hydrogen Cyanide). It makes 2-hydroxypropanenitrile
= CH3CHOHCN
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- when acetaldehyde react with HCN, cyanohydrin(CH3CH(OH)CN) will form and when this is subjected to acid hydrolysis an alpha hydroxy acid(CH3CH(OH)COOH) or alpha-beta unsaturated acid(CH2=CH(OH)COOH)will form.
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