Aldehydes Ketones Question 24
Question: Reaction $ \begin{matrix} R \\ R \\ \end{matrix}>CO+HCN\to R-\underset{\underset{CN}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{\overset{\overset{R}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{C}}}}-OH $ is
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998; IIT 1990]
Options:
A) Electrophilic substitution
B) Electrophilic addition
C) Nucleophilic addition
D) Nucleophilic substitution
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ \begin{matrix} R \\ {} \\ R \\ \end{matrix}>C=O+HCN\to \begin{matrix} R \\ {} \\ R \\ \end{matrix}>C<\begin{matrix} CN \\ {} \\ OH \\ \end{matrix} $ is an example of nucleophilic addition reaction.
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