KCET · Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones
The formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone is an example of
- A Nucleophilic substitution
- B Nucleophilic addition
- C Electrophilic addition
- D Electrophilic substitution
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(B) Nucleophilic addition
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Formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone reaction with HCN is an example of nucleophilic addition reaction.


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