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A Level Chemistry Revision (Year 13) “Reaction of Aldehydes and Ketones with Hydrogen Cyanide”
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In this video, we look at how aldehydes and ketones react with hydrogen cyanide to form hydroxynitriles. We look at the reaction conditions and see why we cannot use hydrogen cyanide directly in the reaction. We then explore the reaction mechanism, which is an example of nucleophilic addition.