what is action of hydrogen cyanide on propan-2-one
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Hydrogen cyanide adds across the carbon-oxygen double bond in aldehydes and ketones to produce compounds known as hydroxynitriles.
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The action of Hydrogen cyanide on Propan-2-one produces Propane Cyanohydrin.
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- When the hydrogen cyanide is reacted with propan-2-one (propanone) the double bond between carbon and oxygen at the second position is attacked.
- The nucleophilic cyanide ion attacks the mildly positive carbon atom having a double bond with oxygen creating a negative ion (with oxygen having the extra electrons).
- Then a hydrogen ion from hydrogen cyanide attaches itself with the negative oxygen ion to give a compound called Propane Cyanohydrin.
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