NUCLEOPHILIC REACTIONS

• WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SUBSTANCE A CARBONYL COMPOUND CAN BE REACTED WITH TO UNDERGO A NUCLEOPHILIC REACTION?

  hydrogen cyanide
• WHAT IS USED INSTEAD OF HCN IN A LAB?

  NaCN (is a solid and easier to handle than HCN which is a toxic gas)
• WHAT IS PRODUCED WHEN A CARBONYL COMPOUND REACTS IN A NUCLEOPHILIC REACTION WITH HYDROGEN CYANIDE?

  hydroxynitrile
• WHY ARE NUCLEOPHILIC REACTIONS WITH HCN IMPORTANT?

  increase carbon chain by one carbon
• WHAT TYPE OF MIXTURE CAN BE PRODUCED AND WHEN?

  racemate

  -> using aldehyde or unsymmetrical ketone
• WHAT ARE THE TWO IONS THAT REACT IN A NUCLEOPHILIC REACTION WITH HCN?

  CN- ion and H+ ion from solvent