CAIE A-Level Chemistry 19.2.2 Preparation of Hydroxynitriles
Practise forming hydroxynitriles by adding HCN to aldehydes or ketones with KCN catalyst and heat.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Chemistry 9701
- Level
- AS
Exam points
- choose HCN with a small amount of KCN catalyst and heat for addition to a carbonyl compound
- attach CN to the former carbonyl carbon and convert C=O into a C–OH group
- count the cyanide carbon when naming or checking the molecular formula of the hydroxynitrile
