A-LevelChemistryCarbonyl compoundsOct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q271 Mark
Cyanohydrins can be made from carbonyl compounds by generating CN⁻ ions from HCN in the presence of a weak base. [Figure 27.1] In a similar reaction, ⁻CH2CO2CH3 ions are generated from CH3CO2CH3 by strong bases. Which compound can be made from an aldehyde and CH3CO2CH3 in the presence of a strong base?
ACH3CH(OH)CO2CH3
BCH3CO2CH2CH(OH)CH3
CCH3CH2CH(OH)CH2CO2CH3
D(CH3)2C(OH)CH2CO2CH3
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