1. Hydroxynitriles
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hydroxynitriles
molecules which contain a hydroxyl group and a nitrile group (CN)
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How to produce hydroxynitriles
Draw the mechanism - page 422
React aldehydes or ketones with potassium cyanide followed by a dilute acid.
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How does the nucleophilic attack of cyanide ions (KCN) on aldehydes or ketones lead to a racemic mixture of hydroxynitriles
Double bonds such as CC AND CO are planar.
So when nucleophiles attack the double bonds they can attack from above or below of equal chance.
equal mixture of both enantiomers
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enantiomer
pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other.
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