nucleophilic addition
Cards (4)
- -CN cyanide ion (form nitriles) has a triple bond
- when aldehydes or ketones react with cyanide ion, they form hydroxynitriles (contain an OH group and CN group). reacts in aqueous solution with sulfuric acid
- nucleophilic addition
- negatively charged cyanide ion attracted to partially positive carbon atom
- very similar to reduction of aldehydes and ketones
- naming hydroxynitriles
- carbon in the nitrile is position one in the carbon chain
- follow naming conventions as normal