General Organic ChemistryHard
Question
The formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone is an example of :
Options
A.electrophilic addition
B.nucleophilic addition
C.nucleophilic substitution
D.electrophilic substitution
Solution
It is a typical Nu- addition reaction in wnich Nu- (CN-) is added followed by addition of E+. (H+)
HCN ⇋ H+ + CN-
Addition of CN- before E+ gives more stable intermediate
HCN ⇋ H+ + CN-
Addition of CN- before E+ gives more stable intermediate
Create a free account to view solution
View Solution FreeMore General Organic Chemistry Questions
Increasing of the following for SE I II III IV...Shifting of electron of a multiple bond under the influence of a reagent is called -...Which among the following compounds behave both as an electrophile as well as a nucleophile: (a) CH2 = CH2 (b) CH2 = CH ...Rank the followIng radIcals in order of Decreasing stability I II III IV...Which of the the following is optically inactive ?...